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It might be "effete" = spent (as in exhausted; see Chambers)
ete - season France

but I cannot parse the rest of it?

Elle, the first part of Effete is the Eff that goes with 'blind' (so 'blind companion') as in 'effing and blinding', cursing.

I lead a sheltered life, Malone....!

Thank you elle and malone. That works with the others, if I change 6D from post-restoration to post-reformation.

DavidW, glad my little bit of parsing helped.

Elle, I'm delighted my years of dictionary browsing have paid off - I've come across all sorts of words and phrases, many of which I've never used!

Glad I could help, David!