In the titles of sovereigns, chiefly in Asia and Africa. Now historical.
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释义 | society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [adjective] > specific epithets for persons of rank > for royalty or other exalted personages (11) grandc1526 In the titles of sovereigns, chiefly in Asia and Africa. Now historical. serenea1550 An honorific epithet given to a reigning prince (esp. of Germany), formerly also to a member of a royal house, etc.; sometimes jocularly applied… most religious1567 most religious: used in addressing or referring to royalty. Cf. Christian, adj. 1b. Now historical and rare. sacred1600 esp. as an epithet of royalty. Now chiefly Historical or archaic; formerly often in the phrase His (her, your) most Sacred Majesty. serenissimous1623 = serenissime, adj. n. serenissime1624 ‘Most serene’; an honorific epithet bestowed on certain princes. Also n., one so entitled. super-illustrious1630 highly esteemed or exalted; spec. as an honorific epithet of a monarch. Subcategories:— for kings of France (2) — for Order of St. Patrick (1) — having no qualified claimant (1) |
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