vuestra merced
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Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
vuestra (“your”) + merced (“mercy”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˌbwestɾa meɾˈθed/ [ˌbwes.t̪ɾa meɾˈθeð̞]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˌbwestɾa meɾˈsed/ [ˌbwes.t̪ɾa meɾˈseð̞]
- Syllabification: vues‧tra mer‧ced
Pronoun[edit]
vuestra merced (plural vuestras mercedes)
- (archaic, formal) your grace; your mercy; your worship; you
Usage notes[edit]
- Like the modern equivalents usted, Portuguese você and the English equivalent your grace, the pronoun vuestra merced is formal and semantically second person singular, but grammatically third person singular.