A richelieu
[rish-uh-loo; french reeshuh-lyœ] /ˈrɪʃ əˌlu; french riʃəˈlyœ/
noun
armand jean du plessis
[ar-mahn zhahn dy ple-see] /arˈmɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ dü plɛˈsi/ (show ipa), duc de, 1585–1642, french cardinal and statesman.
a river in se canada, in quebec, flowing n from lake champlain to the st. lawrence. 210 miles (340 km) long.
richelieu
/ˈrɪʃəˌljɜː; french riʃəljø/
noun
armand jean du plessis (armɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ dy plɛsi). 1585–1642, french statesman and cardinal, princ-p-l minister to louis xiii and virtual ruler of france (1624–42). he destroyed the power of the huguenots and strengthened the crown in france and the role of france in europe
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