Mary Anne Associations
Preserved but no longer current.
Secret republican societies in France. The name was adopted by the Republican party because Ravaillac was instigated to assassinate Henri IV (1610) by reading the treatise De Rege et Regio Institu- tione, by Mariana.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Mary Anne Associations” mean?
Secret republican societies in France. The name was adopted by the Republican party because Ravaillac was instigated to assassinate Henri IV (1610) by reading the treatise De Rege et Regio Institu- tione, by Mariana.
Is “Mary Anne Associations” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.