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HIGHNESS
highness
(noun) a high degree (of amount or force etc.); “responsible for the highness of the rates”
highness, loftiness
(noun) the quality of being high or lofty
Highness
(noun) (Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
highness (usually uncountable, plural highnesses)
The state of being high.
Etymology
Noun
Highness (plural Highnesses)
The style of a prince, princess or someone of equivalent rank.
(obsolete) The style of an emperor or king.
Usage notes
• (both senses): The style is typically used with a possessive pronoun: Your Highness, Their Highnesses, et al.
Synonyms
• (obsolete: style of emperor or king): Majesty (current)
Source: Wiktionary
High"ness, n. Etym: [AS. heáhnes.]
1. The state of being high; elevation; loftiness.
2. A title of honor given to kings, princes, or other persons of rank; as, His Royal Highness. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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