HIGHNESS Definition & Meaning

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highness

[ hahy-nis ]

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noun

the quality or state of being high; loftiness.
(initial capital letter) a title of honor given to members of a royal family (usually preceded by His, Her, Your, etc.).

Highness

/ ˈ��ɪ��ɪ�� /

noun

preceded byYour, His, or Her a title used to address or refer to a royal person

highness

/ ˈ��ɪ��ɪ�� /

noun

the condition of being high or lofty

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of highness¹

before 900; Middle English heyenes, Old English ��ŧ��Ա��. See high, -ness

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The couple left official royal duties in January 2020, giving up their titles of “your highness” and stopped receiving public funds.

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Minaj said, “I told them I’m not f**king putting up with her f**king highness over there. Off with her head.”

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She had allowed the documentarian to film her preparing “Memory Lost,” a slide show that wrestles with the experience of addiction, and “Sirens,” which combines movie stills and a Mica Levi score simulating highness.

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Andrew was stripped of his honorary military titles in January and told he can no longer use the title “his royal highness.”

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At the field’s far end, Queen Elizabeth I herself makes an appearance for a ticketed afternoon tea service hosted by her royal highness.

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