altesse

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian altezza or, less convincingly, from Spanish alteza. Doublet of hautesse, the inherited French equivalent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.tɛs/

Noun

altesse f (plural altesses)

1. highness, Highness (title of respect)

Derived terms

• Votre Altesse

Further reading

• “altesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.