altesse
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian altezza or, less convincingly, from Spanish alteza. Doublet of hautesse, the inherited French equivalent.
Pronunciation
Noun
altesse f (plural altesses)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “altesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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