Your Serene Highness

pronoun

A term of address used in addressing a personage of any of a variety of certain dignities, but chiefly a reigning or sovereign prince, such as those of Liechtenstein and of Monaco.

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Meanings

pronounYour Serene Highness (plural Your Serene Highnesses)

plural Your Serene Highnesses

  1. formalA term of address used in addressing a personage of any of a variety of certain dignities, but chiefly a reigning or sovereign prince, such as those of Liechtenstein and of Monaco.

    Princes to whom the predicate of durchlaucht (‘your serene highness’) is accorded.

    1879, Baring-Gould, Germany, volume I, page 29

Translations

Ancient Greek σὴ λᾰμπρότης
  • σὴ λᾰμπρότης (sḕ lămprótēs)term of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
Dutch Uwe Doorluchtige Hoogheid
  • Uwe Doorluchtige Hoogheidterm of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
French Votre Altesse Sérénissime
  • Votre Altesse Sérénissimeterm of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
German (Deine)^† Durchlaucht
  • (Deine)^† Durchlauchtterm of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
Italian Vostra Altezza Serenissima
  • Vostra Altezza Serenissimaterm of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
Lithuanian tàvo Šviesióji Aukštybė
  • tàvo Šviesióji Aukštybėterm of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
Portuguese Vossa Alteza Sereníssima
  • Vossa Alteza Sereníssimaterm of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
Russian Ва́ше Светле́йшее Высо́чество
  • Ва́ше Светле́йшее Высо́чество (Váše Svetléjšeje Vysóčestvo)term of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
Spanish Vuestra Alteza Serenísima
  • Vuestra Alteza Serenísimaterm of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
Cite this entry
APA

Your Serene Highness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Your%20Serene%20Highness

MLA

“Your Serene Highness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Your%20Serene%20Highness. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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