Associations to the word «Maintenon»

Wiktionary

MAINTENON, proper noun. A town in the metropolitan area of Paris, France, known for its royal French castle

Dictionary definition

MAINTENON, noun. French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats