royal we

English

Noun

royal we (plural royal wes)

The first-person plural pronoun we as traditionally used by a sovereign in formal speech to refer to themselves in their role as the monarch.
Queen Victoria is the monarch most commonly associated with the use of the royal we, as in "We are not amused."

Hypernyms

(plural "we" used by a sovereign): majestic plural

Related terms

editorial we

Translations

plural "we" used by a sovereign

Chinese:
Cantonese: 朕 (zam⁶)

Mandarin: 朕 (zh) (zhèn)
Esperanto: reĝa ni
French: nous de majesté (fr)
Hungarian: királyi többes
Italian: plurale maiestatico m
Japanese: 朕 (ja) (chin), われわれ (ja) (wareware)

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