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royal we's

royal we's is the plural of royal we.

Meaning of royal we

Noun

royal we (plural royal we's or (rare) royal wes)

  1. The first-person plural pronoun as traditionally used in formal speech by any royal personage to refer to themselves, most especially a sovereign 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."
  2. (humorous) Synonym of editorial we.
    Synonyms:
    editorial we

Questions about royal we's

What is royal we's the plural of?
Royal we's is the plural of royal we.

Words near royal we's in the dictionary

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  2. royal wands
  3. royal warrant
  4. royal warrants
  5. royal we
  6. royal we's
  7. royal wes
  8. Royal Wootton Bassett
  9. royal yellow
  10. Royal Yorker
  11. Royal Yorkers

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