royal we

American  

noun

1. we.

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Etymology

Origin of royal we

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

The royal we can also choose to be a complete ass instead, since we do have the option — but the repercussions of that choice are on us.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2022

On this fine holiday Friday, the Surge’s royal we represents Slate news blogger Ben Mathis-Lilley, substituting for a vacationing or possibly imprisoned Jim Newell.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2021

After all, when Con first appears, dressed in dusty shades of purple like a retired royal, we already know he’s our Byronic hero.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2020

"We" is the royal "we": government and fare payers.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2016

This first royal we, which associated the French with the prosperity of this family, was a most bitter pill to me.

From Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son. by Stael-Holstein, Auguste Louis Baron de