usencia

Spanish

Etymology

From vuestra excelencia (literally “your excellence”) or vuestra reverencia (literally “your reverence”); an honorific style. Compare with more modern usted.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /uˈsenθja/ [uˈsẽn̟.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /uˈsensja/ [uˈsẽn.sja]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -enθja
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -ensja
  • Syllabification: u‧sen‧cia

Pronoun

usencia m or f by sense (plural usencias)

  1. (archaic, formal) second person; your Excellency; you (singular)
  2. (archaic, formal) second person; your reverence; you (singular)

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