MORNY, CHARLES-AUGUSTE-LOUIS-JOSEPH, DUKE DE

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born Oct. 21, 1811, Paris, France

died March 10, 1865, Paris

French politician.

Half brother of Louis-Napoléon (later Napoleon III ), Morny devoted himself to Parisian society and to making a fortune before serving in the Chamber of Deputies (184248, 1849). Appointed minister of the interior in 1851, he organized the plebiscite that made Louis-Napoléon dictator. As president of the legislature (185665), he tried unsuccessfully to persuade Napoleon III to give France more liberty.

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MORNY, CHARLES-AUGUSTE-LOUIS-JOSEPH, DUKE DE — born Oct. 21, 1811, Paris, France died March 10, 1865, Paris French politician. Half brother of Louis-Napoléon (later Napoleon III …
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AUGUSTE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Atget Jean Eugène Auguste Barrès Auguste Maurice Bartholdi Frédéric Auguste Blanqui Louis– Auguste Bourgeois …
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DUKE — n. Alba Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel 3rd duke de Berry Jean de France duke de Broglie Louis Victor …
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CHARLES — Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Adams Charles Francis Addams Charles Samuel Atlas Charles Babbage Charles Barkley Charles Wade Charles Daly …
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AUGUSTE — n. Atget Jean Eugène Auguste Barrès Auguste Maurice Bartholdi Frédéric Auguste Blanqui Louis Auguste Bourgeois Léon Victor Auguste Caillaux Joseph …
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LOUIS — Louis [F] nprm Louis
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JOSEPH — Joseph npr Joseph
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DE — prep I. from; also: since; II. of (1. belonging or pertaining to; 2. made of); III. with, by means of; …
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AUGUSTE — adj august
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LOUIS — I. biographical name name of 18 kings of France: especially I 778-840 (reigned 814-840); V ( le Fainéant ) 967-987 …
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JOSEPH — biographical name circa 1840-1904 In-mut-too-yah-lat-lat Nez Percé Indian chief
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DE — I or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
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DUKE — I. ˈd(y)ük noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English duc, duke, from Old French duc, from Latin duc-, dux leader, …
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LOUIS — ˈlüē noun ( plural louis ) Etymology: French, from Louis XIII died 1643 king of France : louis d'or
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JOSEPH — ˈjōzə̇f also -ōsə̇f noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably after Joseph, Old Testament patriarch; from his coat of many colors …
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DE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de ) and …
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AUGUSTE — ˈau̇gəst noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: French, probably from German august, from the name August : a …
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JOSEPH — (n.) An outer garment worn in the 18th century; esp., a woman's riding habit, buttoned down the front.
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DUKE — (v. i.) To play the duke.
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DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
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JOSEPH — ( n. ) An outer garment worn in the 18th century; esp., a woman's riding habit, buttoned down the front.
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DUKE — ( v. i. ) To play the duke.
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DE- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French …
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LOUIS — /looh"is/ or, for 2, /looh"ee/ , n. 1. Joe ( Joseph Louis Barrow ), 1914-81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion …
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LOUIS — /looh"ee/ ; Fr. /lwee/ , n. , pl. louis /looh"eez/ ; Fr. /lwee/ . See louis d'or . [ 1680-90 …
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JOSEPH — /joh"zeuhf, -seuhf/ , n. 1. Jacob's eleventh son, the first of Jacob and his second wife, Rachel: sold into slavery …
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DUKE — /doohk, dyoohk/ , n. , v. , duked, duking . n. 1. (in Continental Europe) the male ruler of a …
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DE' — /deuh/ ; It. /de/ , prep. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ): de' Medici.
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DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
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DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
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JOSEPH — n. riding coat with a small cape that women wore in the 18th century
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LOUIS — n. male first name; family name
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JOSEPH — n. Jacob's eleventh son (Biblical); husband of Mary who was the mother of Jesus (Biblical); male first name; family name; …
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AUGUSTE — n. male first name (French)
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DUKE — I. ˈdük also ˈdyük noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French duc, from Latin duc-, dux, from ducere to lead — …
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LOUIS — I. ˈlü-ē, lü-ˈē biographical name name of 18 kings of France: especially I 778-840 (reigned 814-840); V ( le Fainéant …
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JOSEPH — -səf biographical name circa 1840-1904 In-mut-too-yah-lat-lat Nez Percé Indian chief
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JOSEPH — -səf noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Iōsēph, from Hebrew Yōsēph Date: 14th century 1. capitalized a. : a son of …
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DE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from …
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JOSEPH — noun an outer garment worn in the 18th century; ·esp., a woman's riding habit, buttoned down the front.
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DUKE — vi to play the duke. 2. duke ·noun a leader; a chief; a prince. 3. duke ·noun in some european …
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DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
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LOUIS — [ 'lu:i ] (also ~ d'or -'dɔ: ) ■ noun ( plural same 'lu:ɪz ) 1》 a French gold coin …
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DUKE — ■ noun 1》 a male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages. 2》 chiefly historical …
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JOSEPH — [jo.seph] n [L, fr. Gk Ioseph, fr. Heb Yoseph] 1 cap a: a son of Jacob who according to the …
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DUKE — [duke] n [ME, fr. OF duc, fr. L duc-, dux, fr. ducere to lead--more at tow] (12c) 1: a sovereign …
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DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
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DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
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LOUIS — also called Louis D'or, gold coin circulated in France before the Revolution. The franc (q.v.) and livre were silver coins …
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DUKE — feminine duchess a European title of nobility, having ordinarily the highest rank below a prince or king (except in countries …
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LOUIS — born , Aug. 25, 1707, Madrid died Aug. 31, 1724, Madrid king of Spain in 1724, son of Philip V. …
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JOSEPH — in the Old Testament, son of the patriarch Jacob and his wife Rachel. As Jacob's name became synonymous with all …
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CHARLES — born Aug. 17, 1887, Persenbeug Castle, Austria died April 1, 1922, Quinta do Monte, Madeira emperor (Kaiser) of Austria and, …
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CHARLES — county, southern Maryland, U.S., bounded by the Potomac River to the south and west, Mattawoman Creek to the north, and …
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LOUIS — Louis (i) BrE AmE ˈlu ː ‿i , (ii) BrE AmE ‿ɪs § ‿əs —French [ lwi, lu i ] …
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JOSEPH — Joseph BrE AmE ˈdʒəʊz ɪf § ˈdʒəʊs-, -əf AmE ˈdʒoʊz əf ˈdʒoʊs-
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DUKE — duke, Duke BrE AmE djuːk ⇨dʒuːk AmE duːk djuːk ▷ dukes, Duke's djuːks ⇨dʒuːks AmE duːks djuːks
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DE- — de- BrE AmE ˌdiː, di, də —Attached to free forms, meaning 'do the opposite of' or 'remove', this prefix is …
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