Your Majesty
Bow and say
Your Majesty is the formal address for a king or queen, used when speaking directly to a reigning monarch: Your Majesty, the ambassador has arrived.
The phrase functions as a second-person pronoun substitute, avoiding the informal "you." Third-person reference uses His Majesty or Her Majesty instead.
Expression of goodwill
- greetingExpression of welcome
- formalityStrict observance of convention
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
courtesy · politeness · respect · reverence · veneration · homage · obeisance · acknowledgment
Hereditary supreme ruler
- kingMale crowned ruler
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- empressFemale ruler of empire
crown · throne · palace · court · reign · sovereignty · realm · kingdom
Elevated state or degree
- excellencySuperior merit or virtue
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- lordshipNoble rank or domain
- ladyshipAristocratic woman's title
holiness · eminence · honorific · title · rank · nobility · aristocracy · peerage
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- processionFormal moving line
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
- trumpetsValved brass instruments
heraldry · pageantry · banquet · throne room · reception · decree · proclamation · knighting
salutation
Expression of goodwill
- greetingExpression of welcome
- formalityStrict observance of convention
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
deference · courtesy · politeness · respect · reverence · veneration · homage · obeisance · acknowledgment · recognition
monarch
Hereditary supreme ruler
empress · crown · throne · palace · court · reign · sovereignty · realm · kingdom · dynasty
highness
Elevated state or degree
- excellencySuperior merit or virtue
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- lordshipNoble rank or domain
ladyship · holiness · eminence · honorific · title · rank · nobility · aristocracy · peerage · prince
coronation
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- processionFormal moving line
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
trumpets · heraldry · pageantry · banquet · throne room · reception · decree · proclamation · knighting · ceremony