His Majesty

English

Pronoun

His Majesty

(formal) A title of respect used when referring to a king.
(informal, sarcastic) A sarcastic way of referring to any male who is (or is acting) pompous or bossy.

Usage notes

This is the third-person form of address to a king. The form used when addressing a king directly is Your Majesty.

Translations

title of respect used when referring to a king

Czech: Jeho Veličenstvo m
Danish: Hans Majestæt
Dutch: Zijne Majesteit
Finnish: Hänen Majesteettinsa
French: Sa Majesté (fr) f
German: Seine Majestät (de)
Greek: Μεγαλειότατος m (Megaleiótatos), Αυτού Μεγαλειότητα (Aftoú Megaleiótita)
Italian: Sua Maestà
Khmer: ព្រះករុណា (km) (preah kənaa), ព្រះឱង្ការ (km) (preah aongkaa)

Latin: rex (la)
Norwegian: Hans Majestet
Portuguese: Sua Majestade
Romanian: Majestatea Sa
Russian: Его́ Вели́чество n (Jevó Velíčestvo)
Spanish: Su Majestad
Swedish: Hans Majestät
Volapük: himayedal

See also

Third person - female (Her)	Third person - male (His)	Second person (Your)
Her Britannic Majesty	His Britannic Majesty	Your Britannic Majesty
Her Excellency	His Excellency	Your Excellency
Her Highness	His Highness	Your Highness
Her Imperial Highness	His Imperial Highness	Your Imperial Highness
Her Imperial Majesty	His Imperial Majesty	Your Imperial Majesty
Her Maj	His Maj	Your Maj
Her Majesty	His Majesty	Your Majesty
Her Royal Highness	His Royal Highness	Your Royal Highness
Her Royal Majesty	His Royal Majesty	Your Royal Majesty

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