"Grecs du roi" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Grecs du roi [canonical]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French Grecs du roi (literally “king’s Greeks”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|Grecs du roi|lit=king’s Greeks}} Unadapted borrowing from French Grecs du roi (literally “king’s Greeks”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|nolinkhead=1}} the Grecs du roi
  1. (typography) An influential Greek minuscule typeface created by Claude Garamond. Wikipedia link: Editio Regia, Grecs du roi, Robert Estienne Categories (topical): Typography Synonyms: Grecs du Roi, grecs du roi
    Sense id: en-Grecs_du_roi-en-name-1l~iskll Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: media, publishing, typography

Alternative forms

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