Definition of Prévost d'Exiles, Antoine-François in English:
Prévost d'Exiles, Antoine-François
proper nounˌpreɪvəʊ dɛɡˈziːlpʀevo dɛkzil
(1696–1763), French novelist; known as Abbé Prévost. A Benedictine monk and priest, he is remembered for his novel Manon Lescaut (1731), which inspired operas by Jules Massenet and Puccini.