/leuh rayn", law-, loh-/ ; Fr. /law rdden"/ , n.
1. Also, Lorrain. Claude ( Claude Gelée ), 1600-82, French painter.
2. a medieval kingdom in W Europe along the Moselle, Meuse, and Rhine rivers.
3. a region in NE France, once included in this kingdom: a former province. Cf. Alsace-Lorraine .
4. a female given name.