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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

at Her Majesty's pleasure en · ADP

Meanings

  1. (of a position notionally granted or imposed by a queen) Indefinitely; for an arbitrary period determined by the monarch or her government (especially for indefinite tenure or imprisonment).
    • The Governor serves at Her Majesty's pleasure.
    • The murderer was imprisoned at Her Majesty's pleasure.
  2. (broadly, informal) In prison.
    • He spent two years at Her Majesty's pleasure.

Coordinates

at the Governor's pleasure · at His Majesty's pleasure

Deriveds

live at Her Majesty's pleasure

Translations (3)

cmn 由女王陛下發落 /由女王陛下发落 (indefinitely) · cmn 等候英女皇發落 /等候英女皇发落 (indefinitely) · yue 等候英女皇發落 /等候英女皇发落 (indefinitely)