royal we

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royal we noun

The first-person plural pronoun we as traditionally used by a sovereign in formal speech to refer to themselves 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."”

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first-person singular second-person singular third-person plural weal-public third-person singular second-person plural kinge welsh common weal king edward god save the queen queen's english god save the king third person british wal.

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