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PACTE DE FAMINE

\pˈaktɪ də fˈamɪn], \pˈaktɪ də fˈamɪn], \p_ˈa_k_t_ɪ d_ə f_ˈa_m_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of PACTE DE FAMINE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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In Fr. Hist., an association, in the reign of Louis XV., for raising the price of corn by exporting it and by reintroducing it at a vast profit.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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