Usage of "majestic plurals"

Russian

Portuguese

Catalan

Spanish

Use of a plural pronoun or corresponding plural-inflected verb forms to refer to a single person who is a monarch, pope, head of state, or other high-ranking person.

pluralis majestatis

Synonyms

Examples for "majestic plural"

Hence the royal we. 
 Heat Rises 

This first royal we, which associated the French with the prosperity of this family, was a most bitter pill to me. 
 Ten Years' Exile / Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Lif... 

I think, with Pearson, that it is her royals we see. 
 The Tiger of Mysore: A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib 

Because there is some ambiguity here, we- aroyalwe? 
 I'd know you anywhere 

We were King's men all, and so into Port Royal we sailed along o' Bishop. 
 Captain Blood 

Translations for majestic plurals

Russian

pluralis majestatis

Portuguese

plural de modéstia plural majestático

Catalan

plural majestàtic

Spanish

plural mayestatico plural mayestático

Interface language

Meanings of majestic plurals in English