Your Magnificence

Magnifizenz — magnificence. German Wikipedia: the form of address for the rector of a university. At ceremonies, rectors are still sometimes addressed this way, as Eure Magnifizenz.

Spektabilität — distinction. Deans of faculties are still sometimes addressed as Spektabilität or Spectabilis in formal speeches.

Inside universities, Magnifizenz is still fairly common, but in front of outsiders it is rarely used except at academic ceremonies.

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