majestic plural

English

Noun

majestic plural (plural majestic plurals)

1. The first-person plural pronoun as traditionally used by a sovereign in formal speech to refer to themselves in their role as the monarch.

   Synonyms: plural of majesty, imperial we

   Hypernym: royal we (broadly synonymous)

   Coordinate term: plural of excellence

Related terms

• author's plural
• Her Majesty, His Majesty
• plural of modesty

Translations

plural used by a sovereign

• Danish: pluralis majestatis, majestætisk flertal c
• Faroese: tignarfleirtal n
• Finnish: majesteetin monikko
• French: pluriel de majesté m
• German: Pluralis Majestatis (de) m
• Hungarian: királyi többes
• Latin: pluralis maiestatis
• Polish: pluralis majestatis m
• Portuguese: plural majestático m