Czech edit

Etymology edit

From urozený +‎ -ost.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈurozɛnost]
  • Hyphenation: uro‧ze‧nost

Noun edit

urozenost f

  1. the quality of having aristocratic lineage

Usage notes edit

Formerly the word was used in the terms Jeho urozenost, Její urozenost and the address Vaše urozenosti, roughly corresponding to English His lordship, Her ladyship and Your Lordship/Ladyship respectively.

Declension edit

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Further reading edit

  • urozenost in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • urozenost in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • urozenost in Internetová jazyková příručka