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gray eminence
gray eminencen. See éminence grise.gray′ em′inence
n. a person who wields unofficial power, esp. through another person and often surreptitiously or privately. Also called éminence grise. [1940–45; translation of French éminence grise] gray eminence
gray eminenceThe power behind the throne; a person who wields considerable power but secretly or surreptitiously. The term is a translation from the French of éminence grise. This phrase originally referred to François Leclerc du Tremblay (1577–1638), the trusted behind-the-scenes adviser of Cardinal Richelieu. The term came into English in the early 1940s when Aldous Huxley wrote a book about Tremblay entitled Grey Eminence (1941). See also power behind the throne.See also: eminence, grayGray Eminence
Gray Eminence: see Joseph, FatherJoseph, Father
(François Leclerc du Tremblay), 1577–1638, French Capuchin monk, a confidant and agent of Cardinal Richelieu, generally known as the Éminence Grise [gray eminence].
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