Associations to the word «Montespan»

Dictionary definition

MONTESPAN, noun. French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.