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highness

[hahy-nis] / ˈhaɪ nɪs /
NOUN
quality of being high
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“That was in large part engineered by his highness MBS in Saudi Arabia” and other Saudi officials, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

"He took my hand and said, as if it was his last breath: 'Your highness, I ask you just one thing: keep the country united,'" Juan Carlos recalls.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

“I am available anytime to see you and His royal highness M.B.Z.,”

From New York Times ● May 22, 2022

"Your royal highness, can I ask your view on your brother’s position, Prince Andrew," Matthews asked.

From Fox News ● Jan. 14, 2022

‘All of those man-eating giants is enormous and very fierce! They is all at least two times my wideness and double my royal highness!’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

"Having spent the last two Christmases at Sandringham, their royal highnesses will spend the holidays this year, as a new family, with the duchess' mother, Doria Ragland."

From Fox News ● Nov. 15, 2019

Their royal highnesses will be able to swim in a lagoon-shaped pool, or catch a film in the 45-seat basement cinema.

From Time Magazine Archive

Liechtenstein boasts 72 princes and princesses, which is eleven more highnesses than it has square miles.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ensconced in carefully protected Hilton Hotel suites, far removed from the surging street crowds, are Prince Philip, Princess Margaret and their highnesses, Rainier and Grace.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mademoiselle Kramer begged their highnesses not to look at the sleeping child, lest they might awaken it.

From On the Heights A Novel by Berthold Auerbach


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