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highness

[hahy-nis] / ˈhaɪ nɪs /
NOUN
quality of being high
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“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

"He took my hand and said, as if it was his last breath: 'Your highness, I ask you just one thing: keep the country united,'" Juan Carlos recalls.

From Barron's Nov. 5, 2025

“I am available anytime to see you and His royal highness M.B.Z.,”

From New York Times May 22, 2022

"Your royal highness, can I ask your view on your brother’s position, Prince Andrew," Matthews asked.

From Fox News Jan. 14, 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

"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

Their royal highnesses will be able to swim in a lagoon-shaped pool, or catch a film in the 45-seat basement cinema.

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

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

And the majesties and highnesses follow; the procession flows into the New Sacristy; here the cardinal-archbishop, Primate of Liparia, with all his mitred clergy, receives the bridegroom and the bride....

From Majesty A Novel by Louis Couperus




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