DU BARRY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793)

Synonyms:

Comtesse Du Barry; Du Barry; Marie Jeanne Becu

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

courtier (an attendant at the court of a sovereign)

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