urozenost

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Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From urozený +‎ -ost.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈurozɛnost]
  • Hyphenation: uro‧ze‧nost

Noun[edit]

urozenost f

  1. the quality of having aristocratic lineage

Usage notes[edit]

Formerly the word was used in the terms Jeho urozenost, Její urozenost and the address Vaše urozenosti, roughly corresponding to English His lordship, Her ladyship and Your Lordship/Ladyship respectively.

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Further reading[edit]

  • urozenost in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • urozenost in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • urozenost in Internetová jazyková příručka