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Meaning of royal we

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

royal we

noun

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  1. 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.

    Example: Queen Victoria is the monarch most commonly associated with the use of the royal we, as in "We are not amused."