Altess

English Etymology en fr altesse. Pronunciation en /ɑlˈtɛs/ en ɛs 2 Noun en archaic uncommon Highness. en James Heath A Brief Chronicle of the Late Inteſtine VVarr Anno Dom. 1655 Printed by J. Beſt for William Lee 1663 694 https://archive.org/details/bim_early-english-books-1641-1700_a-brief-chronicle-of-the_heath-james_1663_0/page/694/mode/2up?q=%22this+altess%22 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. en w:Thomas Overbury w:Edward Francis Rimbault The Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse of Sir Thomas Overbury, Knt. Crumms Fal'n from King James's Table. Or His Table Talk, Principally Relating to Religion, Embassyes, State-policy &c w:John Russell Smith London 1856 274 https://archive.org/details/miscellaneouswor00overuoft/page/274/mode/2up?q=%22altess%22 100. Sir Henry Wotton sending a letter to his maty from Venice, related how the Prince of Conde sued for the title of Altess from the Synode of Venice, which was refused ; en 1906-01 Beatrix Demarest Lloyd The Outsider IX w:The Smart Set 18 1 38 1 https://archive.org/details/sim_smart-set_1906-01_18_1/page/38/mode/2up?q=%22her+altess%22 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. en W. Holt White The Man Who Dreamed Right Torfeldt Takes a Hand VI w:Mitchell Kennerley London; New York 1910 84 https://archive.org/details/the-man-who-dreamed-right/page/83/mode/2up?q=%22your+altess%22 “I have seen Mymms, your Altess,” he said. en w:John Paul Jones w:Samuel Eliot Morison John Paul Jones: A Sailor's Biography Kontradmiral Pavel Ivanovich Jones: 1788-1789 XX w:Time Inc. New York 1964 1959 376 https://archive.org/details/johnpauljones0000unse_i4k2/page/376/mode/2up?q=%22his+altess%22 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.