Proper noun
Modern French
French spoken after the fifteenth century.
It is dreadful to think of Paris in German hands but what preoccupies me still more is what is going to happen to modern French art and the younger artists. Amrita Sher-Gil
one day [c. 1905-07], Kirchner brought with him a volume from some bookstore with pictures of Meier-Graefe about the modern French artists. We were enthralled. Fritz Bleyl
In the film, she pronounces François Villon as "Francis Villain", and the Leslie Howard character corrects her, saying the double el is silent, as it approximately is in Modern French. Source: Internet
Modern French orthography has restored the spelling une heure. Source: Internet
Modern French orders of knighthood include women, for example the Légion d'Honneur ( Legion of Honor ) since the mid-19th century, but they are usually called chevaliers. Source: Internet
The name was supposedly derived from a Breton language term meaning "stone table" but doubt has been cast on this, and the OED describes its origin as "Modern French". Source: Internet