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your excellency

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
your ex-cel-len-cy
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A title of respect used when addressing heads of state other than monarchs, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, certain ecclesiastics, royalty, and others holding equivalent rank.

Formal

Usage

Inflected Forms

Your Excellencies (plural)

Phrases

Her Britannic Majesty His Britannic Majesty Your Britannic Majesty Their Britannic Majesties Her Excellency His Excellency Their Excellencies Her Highness

Frequently Paired Words

Her Britannic Majesty His Britannic Majesty Your Britannic Majesty Their Britannic Majesties Her Excellency His Excellency Their Excellencies Her Highness

Questions

What does your excellency mean?
A title of respect used when addressing heads of state other than monarchs, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, certain ecclesiastics, royalty, and others holding equivalent rank.

How to pronounce your excellency

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