highness
noun
the quality or state of being high; loftiness.
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highness
American
[hahy-nis]
/ ˈhaɪ nɪs /
noun
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highnesses
plural
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the quality or state of being high; loftiness.
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(initial capital letter) a title of honor given to members of a royal family (usually preceded by His, Her, Your, etc.).
Highness
1
British
/ ˈhaɪnɪs /
noun
highness
2
British
/ ˈhaɪnɪs /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of highness
before 900; Middle English heyenes, Old English hēanes. See high, -ness
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In the letter Charles makes clear that the couple's position is "akin to private citizens" and that they should not be addressed as his and her royal highness.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
“That was in large part engineered by his highness MBS in Saudi Arabia” and other Saudi officials, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
“I am available anytime to see you and His royal highness M.B.Z.,”
From New York Times ● May 22, 2022
At the field’s far end, Queen Elizabeth I herself makes an appearance for a ticketed afternoon tea service hosted by her royal highness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2022
‘All of those man-eating giants is enormous and very fierce! They is all at least two times my wideness and double my royal highness!’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
Harry's grandmother Queen Elizabeth stripped them of their "Royal Highness" titles, police protection and public funding when they quit royal duties in 2020.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
From Home Goods to His Royal Highness King Charles lll’s purveyor, 15 places Los Angeles designers say they shop for rugs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
While no longer a de facto working royal, Edward lobbied relentlessly for Simpson to be granted the title Her Royal Highness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
How Virginia Giuffre’s accusations of a decade ago finally brought His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, Duke of York, down to simply Andrew.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2025
"Her Highness has had me attempt to make several vivant dresses based on the one you created as her wedding look."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
"Having spent the last two Christmases at Sandringham, their royal highnesses will spend the holidays this year, as a new family, with the duchess' mother, Doria Ragland."
From Fox News ● Nov. 15, 2019
Glittering and clanking behind his catafalque came one emperor, nine kings, five heirs apparent, 40 royal highnesses, three queens and four dowager queens.
From Time Magazine Archive
At last count, there were 72 princes and princesses of Liechtenstein, which is eleven more highnesses than there are square miles in the minuscule principality.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ensconced in carefully protected Hilton Hotel suites, far removed from the surging street crowds, are Prince Philip, Princess Margaret and their highnesses, Rainier and Grace.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the 2nd of February 1494 he sent home, by Antonio de Torres, that despatch to their Catholic highnesses by which he may be said to have founded the West Indian slave trade.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
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