Frontenac, Louis de Buade Syllabification: (Fron·te·nac, Louis de Buade)Pronunciation: /ˈfrontəˌnak, frôNt(ə)ˈnäk/Definition of Frontenac, Louis de Buade Comte de (1622–98), French politician. He served as governor of New France 1672–82, 1689–98.