Phrase guide

Your Serene Highness

pron · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A term of address used in addressing a personage of any of a variety of certain dignities, but chiefly a reigning or sovereign prince, such as those of Liechtenstein and of Monaco.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: Uwe Doorluchtige Hoogheid — term of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
  • French: Votre Altesse Sérénissime — term of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
  • German: (Deine)^† Durchlaucht — term of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
  • Ancient Greek: σὴ λᾰμπρότης (sḕ lămprótēs) — term of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
  • Italian: Vostra Altezza Serenissima — term of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
  • Lithuanian: tàvo Šviesióji Aukštybė — term of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
  • Portuguese: Vossa Alteza Sereníssima — term of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
  • Russian: Ва́ше Светле́йшее Высо́чество (Váše Svetléjšeje Vysóčestvo) — term of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince
  • Spanish: Vuestra Alteza Serenísima — term of address for a personage of a certain dignity, esp. a reigning prince