Altess

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French altesse.

Noun

Altess (plural Altesses)

(archaic, uncommon) Highness.
- 1663, James Heath, “Anno Dom. 1655”, in A Brief Chronicle of the Late Inteſtine VVarr […] , […] J. Beſt for William Lee, page 694:
  A Swediſh Ambaſſador named Chriſtian Bond arrived here near the ſame time, and was in great ſtate received according to the Amplitude of his Highneſs, and Rolt a Bed-chamberman of this Alteſs was ſent reciprocally to the King of Sweden, but was near quitting the Coſt of his journey by a terrible ſtorm.
- 1856, Thomas Overbury, “Crumms Fal'n from King James's Table. Or His Table Talk, Principally Relating to Religion, Embassyes, State-policy &c”, in Edward Francis Rimbault, editor, The Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse of Sir Thomas Overbury, Knt., London: John Russell Smith, page 274:
  100. Sir Henry Wotton sending a letter to his ma^ty from Venice, related how the Prince of Conde sued for the title of Altess from the Synode of Venice, which was refused ; […]
- 1906 January, Beatrix Demarest Lloyd, “The Outsider”, in The Smart Set, volume 18, number 1, section IX, page 38, column 1:
  She is going to be true and loyal to him against all the forces of the globe, if necessary, and he is going to be proud of her to the death. That is why I love her, Altess. She may be a duchess, and a great lady, but she is something better than that besides.
- 1910, W. Holt White, “Torfeldt Takes a Hand” (chapter VI), in The Man Who Dreamed Right, London, New York: Mitchell Kennerley, page 84:
  “I have seen Mymms, your Altess,” he said.
- 1964 [1959], John Paul Jones, “Kontradmiral Pavel Ivanovich Jones: 1788-1789” (chapter XX), in Samuel Eliot Morison, editor, John Paul Jones: A Sailor's Biography, New York: Time Inc., page 376:
  You will doubtless find it necessary to send these Papers to his Altess the Prince de Potemkin, to obtain positive Orders to preventing any too hasty Step.