With singular reference. Used instead of thou, originally as a mark of respect, deference, or formality (see the etymological note at you, pron. adj.…

my Lord. Used when speaking respectfully of or to a man who is of high rank, esp. a member of the nobility, a king, or a bishop. Sometimes with of…

As a title of address. Obsolete exc. archaic.

Placed after the surname as a designation of rank. Obsolete.

With a preceding possessive adjective: = nobleness, n. 1b. Obsolete.

With possessive adjective, as your, his, etc. A title of respect, chiefly with capital initial, used when speaking to a male member of the…

Chiefly with capital initial. With a possessive adjective: a title of respect, esp. for a person of royal or noble rank. Frequently (in your Grace)…

With possessive adjective, as your gentleness: a title of respect or respectful form of address given to a person of noble character or high…

With possessive adjective (as your magnificence): a title of respect applied to a monarch or other distinguished person. Now historical and as…

With a preceding possessive adjective: an honorific title given to a noble. Obsolete.

As an attribute of a person. As a title or form of address, usually with possessive (cf. highness, n. 2b). Now chiefly in historical or fantasy…

A person of high social status; a person of note. Obsolete.

With possessive adjective (as your mightiness, etc.): a title of respect given to a personage of exalted rank. Also in extended use. Now usually i…

As a title of honour. Frequently in your (also his, her,etc.) excellency. Cf. eminence, n. 5, excellence, n. 3b.

As a title or form of address; = highness, n.

With possessive, used as a (mock) title: ‘Highness’ Cf. altesse, n., altezza, n.

With possessive adjective and frequently with capital initial, as Your Honour, etc.: (a) a deferential form of address for any person of higher rank…

Chiefly with capital initial. With possessive adjective: a title of respect used in addressing or referring to a person of high rank or status. Cf. su…

As a title of honour; = excellency, n. 3b. Obsolete.

An old title of rank in the south of France = chief, captain, as in the famed Captal de Buch, here referred to.

A person of noble birth or high social standing; a gentleman or lady. Compare gentle-people, n.

as a title. Obsolete. rare.

As a title of honour or respect. Obsolete.

Chiefly with capital initial. spec. As the title given to a duke, duchess, or archbishop. (Now the only non-historical use.)

A title or position implying greatness of power or rank. Also: an eminent or powerful person Obsolete.

(a) the quality of being eximious, excellence; (b) (with possessive adjective) = excellency, n. 3b.

humorous. With possessive adjective (as your professorship): a title of respect given to a professor. Obsolete.

Used in certain situations as a title of courtesy for a duke, marquis, or earl. Obsolete.

With preceding possessive adjective: a title of respect for a duke, duchess, or archbishop. Cf. grace, n. 8b. Sometimes humorous.

The rank or condition of a seignior. (In quot. 1823 used as a form of address.)

archaic. Used with possessive as an honorific.

quasi-archaic. your seignorie = ‘your lordship’: attributed to a foreign speaker.