vuestra merced

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === vuesa merced === Etymology === vuestra (“your”) + merced (“mercy”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbwestɾa meɾˈθed/ [ˌbwes.t̪ɾa meɾˈθeð̞] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˌbwestɾa meɾˈsed/ [ˌbwes.t̪ɾa meɾˈseð̞] (Latin America, Philippines) 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.