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“Catholʹicus,” a title inherited by the King of Spain; as the monarch of England is entitled “Fidēi Defensor,” and the King of France was styled “Christianissimus.” (See page 228, Catholic Majesty.)
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.