单词 | your grace |
释义 | your gracev. transitive. To address (esp. a duke or duchess) as ‘your Grace’. Frequently with one or both elements in upper case. Π 1835 R. Southey Doctor III. lxxx. 61 They are pleased to be Doctor'd and Professor'd; to be Captain'd, Major'd, Colonel'd, General'd, or Admiral'd;—to be Sir John'd, my-Lorded, or your-Graced. 1862 Ld. Tennyson Let. Feb. in Life & Wks. (1898) II. 332 If you call me Mr Tennyson any longer, I think that I must Your-grace you till the end of the chapter. 1928 G. B. Shaw Intell. Woman's Guide Socialism lxxxi. 419 When the great Duke of Wellington fell ill, he said ‘Send for the apothecary’..and the apothecary no doubt ‘your Graced’ him in a very abject manner. 1994 J. McWilliams Betrayed 144 ‘Does she now, Your Grace?’ ‘Don't 'Your Grace’ me, and yes, she does.’ 2002 E. James Duchess in Love ii. 12 ‘Do stop “your gracing” me, then,’ his client said. ‘I can't stand formality.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmasyour Grace a. With a possessive adjective: a title of respect, esp. for a person of royal or noble rank. Frequently (in your Grace) as a form of address. Now archaic or historical.Formerly (in England until the reign of Henry VIII and in Scotland until 1707) used for a monarch or prince; now replaced by Majesty or Highness (see majesty n. 2, highness n. 2b). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] yea1225 my Lordc1300 seigniorc1330 squire1382 noblessec1390 lordship1394 grace1423 gentlenessc1425 magnificencec1425 noblenessc1425 greatness1473 worshipc1475 your mightinessa1500 excellency?1533 celsitude1535 altitude1543 Your Honour1551 sublimity1553 excellencea1592 captal1592 gentleperson1597 clemencya1600 gravity1618 grace1625 grandeur1632 eximiousness1648 professorship1656 prince1677 excellenceshipc1716 Graceship1804 seigniorship1823 valiancy1828 your seignorie1829 1423 in H. Nicolas Proc. & Ordinances Privy Council (1834) III. 85 That it like to ȝoure grace to graunt letters of warant dormaunt..to the seyd Tresorer. ?1430 W. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 13 I prey yow..þat it lyke to yowr grace [sc. the Vicar of the Abbot of Cluny] to graunte..to þe Priour of Thetford..autorite..to professe..þe seyd monkes. a1450 Generides (Pierpont Morgan) (1865) l. 1870 (MED) To his lord he went a pase, And broght him tithinges from hir goode grace. 1529 T. Alward in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) I. 309 My Lords Grace went again unto the Kyngs Highnes beyng then in his pryvie chamber. 1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 6th Serm. sig. Sviiv, (heading) Sermon..whyche he preached before the kynges Maiestye wythin hys graces Palaice at Westminster. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. ii. 17 God saue thy grace: maiestie I should say. View more context for this quotation 1605 in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1848) (modernized text) I. 39 The rebels came but two hours too late to have seized upon the person of my Lady Elizabeth's grace. 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 138 As for Grace, it beganne about the time of Henry the fourth. Excellent Grace vnder Henry the sixt. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) v. iv. 4 A goodly prize, fit for the diuels grace . View more context for this quotation 1830 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Oct. 513 If the king wants a yacht, or Her Majesty's Grace would like a few acres of real lace. 1938 E. Goudge Towers in Mist (1998) xv. 325 Preparations..reached fever-point at Christ Church, where the Queen's Grace and her court were to be fed, lodged and entertained. 1948 M. Irwin Elizabeth, Captive Princess iii. 22 There's a man coming to the Lady Elizabeth now... Pray heaven Her Grace does not hear them on t'other side of the house. 1986 S. Penman Here be Dragons (1991) (U.K. ed.) i. x. 141 Madame, the King's Grace has just ridden into the garth. < v.1835 as lemmas |
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