Almanach de gotha
a publication giving statistical information on European royalty.
Historical Examples
Unlike the Almanach de Gotha, however, the price of each is set down.
The Man Who Lost Himself H. De Vere Stacpoole
Tina is the name; it is not in the Almanach de Gotha, it must have got dropped at press.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson – Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) Robert Louis Stevenson
Unlike the Almanach de Gotha, the names of a few commoners are admitted.
The Man Who Lost Himself H. De Vere Stacpoole
I looked up the family in the Almanach de Gotha; it simply never existed.
Murder in the Gunroom Henry Beam Piper
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