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Correct spelling of His "Heiness" as in King, Prince, etc?

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Correct spelling of His "Heiness" as in King, Prince, etc?

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  1. "Highness". Literally, the characteristic of being "high", i.e. elevated above the rest of the population. Other European languages have titles with exactly equivalent meaning, e.g.:

    Hoheit (German)

    Altesse (French)

    Altezza (Italian).


  2. High, as in above others.

    ness, suffix meaning it's a noun'.

    And it only applies to princes.  

    Kings are Majesties.

  3. Highness, often used with a personal possessive pronoun (His/Her/Your/Their Highness(es), the first two abbreviated HH) is an attribute referring to the rank of the dynasty (such as Royal Highness, Imperial Highness) in an address. It is literally the quality of being lofty or high, a term and style used, as are so many abstractions, as a style of dignity and honor, to signify exalted rank or station.

  4. It is "Highness" as in "Your Royal Highness" for

    royal princes,princesses,royal dukes,duchesses,et cetera.

    A king or queen is "Your Majesty."

    If you are really interested in the correct usage of titles,visit http://www.users.chinet.com/~laura/html/...

  5. "HEINESS" is a common misspelling or typo for: harness, haziness, heiress, holiness.  See http://www.websters-online-dictionary.or...

    HIGHNESS  

    Function: noun

    Date: before 12th century

    1 : the quality or state of being high

    2 —used as a title for a person of exalted rank (as a king or prince)

    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionar...

    best of luck to you!

  6. His Highness

  7. Highness

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