altesse

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian altezza or, less convincingly, from Spanish alteza. Doublet of hautesse, the inherited French equivalent.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /al.tɛs/

Noun

altesse f (plural altesses)

highness, Highness (title of respect)

Derived terms

Votre Altesse

Further reading

“altesse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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