Noun
courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793)
Source: WordNetAmong others, he starred in many successful musical films throughout the 1940s, including For Me and My Gal (1942), Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), The Three Musketeers (1948) and On the Town (1949). Source: Internet