"majestic plural" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: majestic plurals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} majestic plural (plural majestic plurals)
  1. The first-person plural pronoun as traditionally used by a sovereign in formal speech to refer to themselves in their role as the monarch. Wikipedia link: majestic plural Hyponyms (plural used by a sovereign): royal we Related terms: author's plural, plural of modesty Translations (plural used by a sovereign): pluralis majestatis (Danish), majestætisk flertal [common-gender] (Danish), tignarfleirtal [neuter] (Faroese), majesteetin monikko (Finnish), pluriel de majesté [masculine] (French), Pluralis Majestatis [masculine] (German), királyi többes (Hungarian), pluralis maiestatis (Latin), pluralis majestatis [masculine] (Polish), plural majestático [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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