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Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
vuestra (“your”) + merced (“mercy”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˌbwestɾa meɾˈθed/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˌbwestɾa meɾˈsed/
- Syllabification: vues‧tra mer‧ced
Pronoun
vuestra merced (plural vuestras mercedes)
- (archaic, formal) your grace; your mercy; your worship; you
Usage notes
- Like the modern equivalents usted, Portuguese você and the English equivalent your grace, the pronoun vuestra merced is formal and semantically second person singular, but grammatically third person singular.