usted

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Spanish word usted comes from Spanish vuestra merced ((archaic, formal) your grace; your mercy; you.)

vuestra merced (Spanish)

(archaic, formal) your grace; your mercy; you.

usted (Spanish)

(Colombia, chiefly, Bogotá) second person informal; you (singular). Second person formal; you (singular).

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