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Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry V' Duke of Bourbon.
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English, French, and Catalan
English, French, and Catalan : from a diminutive of brun ‘brown’ (see Brown, Brun).German : from a personal name (Brunhard) composed with Old High German, Old Saxon brūm ‘brown’. But this is also a Waldensian name in Germany, in which case it is of French origin, see 1.A Brunet from the Charente Maritime region of France is documented in Montreal in 1663, with the secondary surname Belhumeur. Another, from the Perche region, is documented in Quebec city in 1667, with the secondary surname Létang. Other secondary surnames recorded are Bourbonnais, La Sablonnière, and Saint-André. A Calvinist from La Rochelle, with the secondary surname Bonvouloir, is documented in Quebec city in 1698.
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A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.
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Specifically, a supporter of the claims of the elder branch of the Bourbon dynasty to the crown of France.
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A small insectivore (Centetes ecaudatus), native of Madagascar, but introduced also into the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius; -- called also tanrec. The name is applied to other allied genera. See Tendrac.
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An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical government.
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One who adheres to the house of Bourbon; a legitimist.
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A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative.
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The leaves of an orchid (Angraecum fragrans), of the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a substitute for Chinese tea.
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The principles of those adhering to the house of Bourbon; obstinate conservatism.