Meanings
pronounYour Highness (plural Your Highnesses)
plural Your Highnesses
- formalA title of respect used to address a prince or princess.
Does your Highness know what became of the other ?
1818, “The Congo Expedition—African Discoveries”, in The Quarterly Review, J. Murray, page 3722 more examples
“Yes, madame, since your Highness has deigned to begin, will you deign to finish—”
1998, Alexandre Dumas, The Man in the Iron Mask, →ISBN, page 83When I'm up in London, everybody say Your Highness / Not because I'm royal, but because I be the highest
2021, Aminé, “Charmander”, in TWOPOINTFIVE - historicalA title of respect used to the Lord Protector during the English Republic.
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Translations
Arabic سُمُوُّكَ, سُمُوُّكِ
- سُمُوُّكَ (sumuwwuka)a title of respect used to address a prince or princess
- سُمُوُّكِ (sumuwwuki)a title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Catalan Sa Altesa
- Sa Altesaa title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Chinese Mandarin 殿下
- 殿下 (diànxià)a title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Danish Deres Højhed
- Deres Højheda title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Estonian Teie Kõrgeausus
- Teie Kõrgeaususa title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Finnish teidän korkeutenne
- teidän korkeutennea title of respect used to address a prince or princess
French Votre Altesse
- Votre Altessea title of respect used to address a prince or princess
German Ihre Hoheit
- Ihre Hoheita title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Greek Υψηλότητα
- Υψηλότητα (Ypsilótita)a title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Hebrew הוֹד מַעְלָתוֹ
- הוֹד מַעְלָתוֹ (hod ma'lató)a title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Italian Sua Altezza
- Sua Altezzaa title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Japanese 殿下, 上様
- 殿下 (denka)a title of respect used to address a prince or princess
- 上様 (uesama)a title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Korean 전하
- 전하 (jeonha)a title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Māori Tōu Whakaritenga
- Tōu Whakaritengaa title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Portuguese Vossa Alteza
- Vossa Altezaa title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Russian Ва́ше Высо́чество, Ва́ше Вели́чество
- Ва́ше Высо́чество (Váše Vysóčestvo)a title of respect used to address a prince or princess
- Ва́ше Вели́чество (Váše Velíčestvo)a title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Slovak vaša výsosť
- vaša výsosťa title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Spanish Su Alteza
- Su Altezaa title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Swedish Ers höghet
- Ers högheta title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Vietnamese điện hạ
- điện hạa title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Welsh Eich Uchelder
- Eich Ucheldera title of respect used to address a prince or princess
Cite this entry
APA
Your Highness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Your%20Highness
MLA
“Your Highness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Your%20Highness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Your Highness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Your%20Highness.
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