Altess

Highness.

Noun

  1. Highness.
    • A Swediſh Ambaſſador named Chriſtian Bond arrived here near the ſame time, and was in great ſtate received according to the Amplitude of his Highneſs, and Rolt a Bed-chamberman of this Alteſs was ſent reciprocally to...
    • 100. Sir Henry Wotton sending a letter to his maᵗʸ from Venice, related how the Prince of Conde sued for the title of Altess from the Synode of Venice, which was refused ; […] - 1856, Thomas Overbury, “Crumms Fal'n from...
    • She is going to be true and loyal to him against all the forces of the globe, if necessary, and he is going to be proud of her to the death. That is why I love her, Altess. She may be a duchess, and a great lady, but...

Origin

Borrowed from French altesse.

Forms

Altesses