Meanings
pronounYour Excellency (plural Your Excellencies)
plural Your Excellencies
- formalA title of respect used when addressing heads of state other than monarchs, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, certain ecclesiastics, royalty, and others holding equivalent rank.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 陛下, 閣下 /阁下
- 陛下 (bai⁶ haa⁶)address towards a leader or monarch
- 閣下 /阁下 (gok³ haa⁶)address towards a leader or monarch
Chinese Mandarin 閣下 /阁下, 陛下
- 閣下 /阁下 (géxià)address towards a leader or monarch
- 陛下 (bìxià)address towards a leader or monarch
Japanese 閣下
- 閣下 (kakka)address towards a leader or monarch
Korean 각하
- 각하 (gakha)address towards a leader or monarch
Malay Yang Berhormat, tuanku
- Yang Berhormataddress towards a leader or monarch
- tuankuaddress towards a leader or monarch
Russian господин, г-н
- господин (gospodin)address towards a leader or monarch
- г-н (g-n)address towards a leader or monarch
Welsh Eich Ardderchogrwydd
- Eich Ardderchogrwyddaddress towards a leader or monarch
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APA
Your Excellency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Your%20Excellency
MLA
“Your Excellency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Your%20Excellency. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Your Excellency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Your%20Excellency.
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