English Explanatory Dictionary

your grace

English dictionary entry

Meanings

pron
  1. A title of respect used when addressing a duke or duchess or other high noble of equivalent rank.
  2. you (as a polite form of address to social superiors)
noun
  1. Used in direct address to archbishops.
  2. Used in direct address to bishops, although in British English sometimes only granted to the Bishop of Meath and Kildare in Ireland.
  3. Used in direct address to dukes and to Lord High Commissioners.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-your grace.wav

Word forms

your grace your graces

Synonyms

my Lord my Lord Duke my Lord Bishop

Related words

Your Majesty Your Highness your Honor

Translations

Danish: din nåde Finnish: Teidän armonne French: Votre Grâce Galician: vosa mercede Galician: vostede German: Euer Gnaden Irish: a ghrása Macedonian: Ва́ша Ми́лост Portuguese: vossa mercê Russian: Ва́ша Ми́лость Russian: Ва́ша Све́тлость Spanish: vuestra merced Spanish: su merced Spanish: vuecelencia Spanish: vuecencia Swedish: ers nåd
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