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typothetae, n. pl.|taɪˈpɒθɪtiː, ˌtaɪpəˈθiːtiː|
[mod.L., f. Gr. τύπος typo- + θετός, f. τίθεναι to set, place.]
Master printers collectively; spec. the members of a N. Amer. association of master printers.
1825T. C. Hansard Typographia i. ii. 43, I cannot find that Gutenberg was encouraged in his labours by the smiles of royal influence. This is the more remarkable, as the then reigning sovereign of Germany, Frederic III, was a monarch ‘deeply versed in the learning of the times’... The..emperor..permitted printers to wear gold and silver, and granted coat-armour to the Typothetae and Typographi, to perpetuate the honour of the discovery. This armorial bearing is still claimed by the professors of the art of Germany. 1865N.Y. Times 22 Mar. 5/2 (heading) Inauguration of the Typothetæ. Ibid., At a recent general meeting of master printers of this city, it was decided to organize a permanent association for the general benefit of the trade and the improvement of the typographic art. A constitution was adopted and the name of ‘Typothetæ’ was given to the new association. 1888(title) Banquet given by the Typothetae of New York to the delegates of the United Typothetae of America, September 20, 1888. 1915E. G. Gress in Fifty Years Typothetae City of N.Y. 6 The reign of Frederick III., who recognized the German Typothetae, was from 1440 to 1493. 1921Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 30 Mar. 1/4 The Boston typothetae today announced a reduction of $4 a week in the pay of journeymen printers, and $3 a week in the pay of journeywomen printers. |