Your Highness
Pronoun
  1. (formal) A title of respect used to address a prince or princess.
    • 1818, The Quarterly Review, J. Murray, The Congo Expedition—African Discoveries, page 372:
      Does your Highness know what became of the other ?
  2. (informal, sarcastic) A sarcastic term of address to anyone who is (or is acting) pompous#English|pompous or bossy#English|bossy.
Translations
  • French: Votre Altesse
  • German: Ihre Hoheit
  • Italian: Sua Altezza
  • Portuguese: Vossa Alteza
  • Russian: Ва́ше Высо́чество
  • Spanish: Su Alteza



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