Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Pluralis Majestatis, literally Grandiose Plural, is the use of the plural pronoun in reference to one individual her-, him-, or itself alone. This is also known as the Royal we. Examples of purported instances: We are not amused. Queen Victoria To be distinguished from Pluralis modestiae, also Pluralis Auctoris (inclusion of readers or listeners). For instance: Let's calculate! Leibniz We are thus led also to a definition of 'time' in physics. Albert Einstein This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.