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Meaning of at Her Majesty's pleasure | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

indefinitely; for an arbitrary period determined by the monarch or her government (especially for indefinite tenure or imprisonment)
in prison
broadly, informal

Examples

“The Governor serves at Her Majesty's pleasure.”

“The murderer was imprisoned at Her Majesty's pleasure.”

“He spent two years at Her Majesty's pleasure.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

at home at intervals at issue at it at knifepoint at large