your Grace en · PRON
Meanings
- Used in direct address to archbishops.
- (qualifier:especially Eastern Orthodoxy Christianity) Used in direct address to bishops, although in British English sometimes only granted to the Bishop of Meath and Kildare in Ireland.
- (UK) Used in direct address to dukes and to Lord High Commissioners.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| your Graces | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
my Lord Duke (to dukes, now only common in correspondence) · my Lord (to dukes, historical, now improper) · my Lord (to other bishops) · my Lord Bishop (to bishops of the Church of England comprising the Lords Spiritual)