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Pronunciation
Pronoun
- (formal) A title of respect used when referring to a king.
- (informal, sarcastic) A sarcastic way of referring to any male who is (or is acting) pompous or bossy.
Usage notes
- This is the third-person form of address to a king. The form used when addressing a king directly is Your Majesty.
Derived terms
Translations
title of respect used when referring to a king
- Azerbaijani: Əlahəzrət
- Catalan: Sa Majestat
- Czech: Jeho Veličenstvo m
- Danish: Hans Majestæt
- Dutch: Zijne Majesteit
- Estonian: Tema Majesteet
- Finnish: Hänen Majesteettinsa
- French: Sa Majesté (fr) f
- German: Seine Majestät (de) f
- Greek: Μεγαλειότατος (el) m (Megaleiótatos), Αυτού Μεγαλειότητα (Aftoú Megaleiótita)
- Hungarian: őfelsége (hu)
- Italian: Sua Maestà
- Khmer: ព្រះករុណា (km) (preah kənaa), ព្រះឱង្ការ (km) (preah aongkaa)
- Latin: rex (la)
- Malay: Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia, baginda
- Norwegian: Hans Majestet
- Polish: Jego Królewska Mość
- Portuguese: Sua Majestade
- Romanian: Majestatea Sa
- Russian: Его́ Вели́чество n (Jevó Velíčestvo)
- Sanskrit: महाराजा m (mahārājā), राजादि m (rājādi), राज गंभीर (rāja gaṃbhīra), राज मार्थाण्ड m (rāja mārthāṇḍa), राजन् (sa) m (rājan)
- Spanish: Su Majestad
- Swedish: Hans Majestät
- Volapük: himayedal
- Welsh: Ei Fawrhydi
See also
Third person - female (Her) | Third person - male (His) | Second person (Your) | Third person - plural (Their) |
Her Britannic Majesty | His Britannic Majesty | Your Britannic Majesty | Their Britannic Majesties |
Her Excellency | His Excellency | Your Excellency | Their Excellencies |
Her Highness | His Highness | Your Highness | Their Highnesses |
Her Imperial Highness | His Imperial Highness | Your Imperial Highness | Their Imperial Highnesses |
Her Imperial Majesty | His Imperial Majesty | Your Imperial Majesty | Their Imperial Majesties |
Her Maj | His Maj | Your Maj | |
Her Majesty | His Majesty | Your Majesty | Their Majesties |
Her Royal Highness | His Royal Highness | Your Royal Highness | Their Royal Highnesses |
Her Royal Majesty | His Royal Majesty | Your Royal Majesty | Their Royal Majesties |