royal we

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royal we

noun royal we's · royal wes

The first-person plural pronoun as traditionally used in formal speech by any royal personage to refer to themselves, most especially a sovereign in their role as the monarch. Queen Victoria is the monarch most commonly associated with the use of the royal we, as in "We are not amused."
humorous Synonym of editorial we.
Similar: editorial we

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noun plural we used by a sovereign

日本語	朕 chin, 我々 wareware
中文	朕 zhèn
Français	nous de majesté, nous majestatif
Italiano	plurale maiestatico, plurale maiestatis

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@misc{royal_we_2026,
  title = {royal we},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/royal%20we},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}