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Highness

//ˈhaɪnəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being high. uncountable, usually

    "'It is as high as heaven, what canst thou do?' It is as the highnesses of heaven: take all the heights and elevations, all the spheres and altitudes of heaven, and try if thou canst reach them with thy short arm; yea, climb up the highest storeys, the loftiest pinnacles, […]"

  2. 2
    The style of a prince, princess or someone of equivalent rank.
  3. 3
    a high degree (of amount or force etc.) wordnet
  4. 4
    A title of respect when referring to a prince or princess. uncountable, usually
  5. 5
    The style of an emperor or king. obsolete
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  1. 6
    the quality of being high or lofty wordnet
  2. 7
    (Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English hyghnesse; equivalent to high + -ness.

Etymology 2

Calque of Italian altezza, from Late Latin altitia, from altus + -itia, equivalent to high + -ness. See highness for formation of the English term.

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