royal we
royal we · royal we's
The first-person plural pronoun as traditionally used in formal speech by any royal…The first-person plural pronoun as traditionally used in formal speech by any royal personage to refer to themselves, most especially a sovereign in their role as the monarch.
Meaning
2 sensesThe first-person plural pronoun as traditionally used in formal speech by any royal personage to refer to themselves, most especially a sovereign in their role as the monarch.
Queen Victoria is the monarch most commonly associated with the use of the royal we, as in "We are not amused."
(humorous)Synonym of editorial we.