English Explanatory Dictionary

live at Her Majesty's pleasure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To spend time in prison or jail.

Word forms

live at Her Majesty's pleasure lives at Her Majesty's pleasure living at Her Majesty's pleasure lived at Her Majesty's pleasure

Etymology

From the legal phrase at Her Majesty's pleasure.

Synonyms

be banged up be inside do bird do time do porridge serve time

Related words

guest of Her Majesty

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