highness
see also: Highness
Pronunciation
Highness
Noun
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see also: Highness
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhaɪnəs/
highness (uncountable)
- The state of being high.
- 'It is as high as heaven, what canst thou do?' It is as the highnesses of heaven: take all the heights and elevations, all the spheres and altitudes of heaven, and try if thou canst reach them with thy short arm; yea, climb up the highest storeys, the loftiest pinnacles, […]
Highness
Noun
highness (plural highnesses)
- The style of a prince, princess or someone of equivalent rank.
- (obsolete) The style of an emperor or king.
- (obsolete: style of emperor or king) Majesty (current)
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