jt49 Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 20 hours ago, Ken Cox said: ... AS TO WHERE WE ARE AT THE PRESENT ... Oh dear! Pluralis Majestatis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yachtsman1 Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 whoooooo back to the bad old days The royal "we", or majestic plural (pluralis maiestatis in Latin, literally, "the plural of majesty"), is the use of a plural pronoun to refer to a single person holding a high office, such as a monarch, bishop, or pope. The more general word for the use of we to refer to oneself is nosism. However the use as majestic plural (to denote the excellence, power, and dignity of the person who speaks or writes) is the most common one. Yachtsman1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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