all hail

interjection

Archaic.

1. a salutation of greeting or welcome.

all hail

interjection

1. an archaic greeting or salutation

Word History and Origins

Origin of all hail¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Word History and Origins

Origin of all hail¹

C14, literally: all health (to someone)

Example Sentences

“All hail Queen Bey, she’s here to rescue country music, which was a perfectly thriving industry long before Beyoncé showed up,” she complained on her show.

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All hail the dynamite alchemy of singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, actor-writer Paula Pell, actor and sometimes talk show host Busy Philipps and Tony-winning “Hamilton” star Renée Elise Goldsberry as their characters reconcile ambition, personality clashes and showbiz unkindness to live their best second-chance lives.

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All hail Jim Henson, now and forever.

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They all hail from Manhattan, the borough that made Trump famous and where he is now deeply unpopular.

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The new filing is so pathetically weak that NBC Legal Analyst Lisa Rubin called Trump’s new motion the “Hail Mary to end all Hail Mary’s.”

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