| 单词 | on his majesty's service |
| 释义 | > as lemmasOn His (or Her) Majesty's Service c. On His (or Her) Majesty's Service: used as a formula, esp. as printed on an envelope, to indicate that a letter is of an official nature. Often abbreviated OHMS (see O n.1 Initialisms 1). Now chiefly British.Such letters have in certain circumstances been exempted from postage charges. ΚΠ 1760 H. Bouquet Let. 26 Nov. in Papers (1940) Ser. 21653 36 You are to..appoint at Each Post a soldier to be employed as a Foot Express to carry from Post to Post Every Letter on His Majesty's Service for which they will be paid.] 1763 in Pennsylvania Arch. (1853) IV. 133 [Direction on a letter] (On his Majesty's Service,) For Col[one]l Joseph Shippen, in Philadelphia. 1874 G. J. Whyte-Melville Uncle John II. xiv. 89 Three letters..marked ‘On Her Majesty's Service’. 1935 Econ. Jrnl. 45 392 A large envelope marked On His Majesty's Service. 2005 Bristol Post (Nexis) 31 Dec. 8 Six weeks ago a brown envelope arrived with ‘On Her Majesty's Service’ stamped on it—I thought it was from the tax man. < as lemmas |
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