Really haven’t heard it used in these contexts before! Thank you!
On the plus side, it’ll be a while before my brain rewires the context associated with the word, so now I’ll amuse myself imagining every political figure addressed as such wearing Pope hats and stuff.
(yep, still me, this is my second account, trouble getting into the other one, for some reason)
It’s mostly used in an international political context. In the UN, it’s what everyone uses, so why not?
Generally, ambassadors and leaders of UN missions get the form of address too, so I guess it makes sense, even if it’s a bit archaic.
Really haven’t heard it used in these contexts before! Thank you!
On the plus side, it’ll be a while before my brain rewires the context associated with the word, so now I’ll amuse myself imagining every political figure addressed as such wearing Pope hats and stuff.
(yep, still me, this is my second account, trouble getting into the other one, for some reason)