roi

Weakly subservient to the church, and dispossessing himself of his revenues to such an extent that he was forced to beg a small pittance for his daily necessities from his churchly despoilers, it was said of him that "_Onc ne fut roi comme ce roi_."

The Counts of Gruyère Mrs. Reginald de Koven

I hope it will be ever said of him, _Le roi est mort_, -- _vive le roi_!

The Gypsies Charles Godfrey Leland 1863

Formerly, after the death of the kings of France, the _grand maitre_ (master of the household) broke his wand of office over the grave, saying aloud three times, _le roi est mort_ and then _Vive le roi_.

The Love-Tiff 1622-1673 Moli��re 1647

Brown still sits on the throne, but he is what the French call a roi fainéant: king in name only.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

Brown still sits on the throne, but he is what the French call a roi fainéant: king in name only.

Following a dividing line to oblivion 2009

We gathered another four recruits, professional caravan guards from a nomad tribe called the roi, who deserted to join us.

Shadow Games Cook, Glen 1989

I learned from a well-informed person that the sum of one hundred thousand francs from the private funds of the Emperor was distributed by M. Dequevauvilliers, secretary of the treasury of the chamber, among the authors of the poetry sent to the Tuileries; and finally, fashion, which makes use of the least events, invented stuffs called roi-de-Rome, as in the old regime they had been called dauphin.

Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various

I learned from a well - informed person that the sum of one hundred thousand francs from the private funds of the Emperor was distributed by M. Dequevauvilliers, secretary of the treasury of the chamber, among the authors of the poetry sent to the Tuileries; and finally, fashion, which makes use of the least events, invented stuffs called roi-de-Rome, as in the old regime they had been called dauphin.

Recollections of the private life of Napoleon Wairy, Louis Constant, 1778-1845 1895

I learned from a well-informed person that the sum of one hundred thousand francs from the private funds of the Emperor was distributed by M. Dequevauvilliers, secretary of the treasury of the chamber, among the authors of the poetry sent to the Tuileries; and finally, fashion, which makes use of the least events, invented stuffs called roi-de-Rome, as in the old regime they had been called dauphin.

Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Complete Louis Constant Wairy 1811

Such far-fetched stories are part of what scholar James Serpell calls the roi s'amuse tradition of pet tales:

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