noun, feminine/al.tɛs/plural: altesses
highness, Highness (title of respect)
Related: Son Altesse, Votre Altesse
Borrowed from Italian altezza or, less convincingly, from Spanish alteza. Doublet of hautesse, the inherited French equivalent.
/al.tɛs/
highness, Highness (title of respect)
Related: Son Altesse, Votre Altesse
Borrowed from Italian altezza or, less convincingly, from Spanish alteza. Doublet of hautesse, the inherited French equivalent.