Highness

A title of honor given to princes. The kings of England, before the time of James I., were not usually saluted with the title of "Majesty," but with that of "Highness." The children of crowned heads generally receive the style of "Highness."

Wharton. Bouv. Inst, note 442; 3 Kent, Comm. 432; 3 Yeates (Pa.) 421; Angell & D. Highways, § 2; 16 Mass. 33.

In a more abstract sense, a public easement or right of way. The term "highway" is the generic name for all kinds of public ways, whether they be carriage ways, bridle ways, foot ways, bridges, turnpike roads, railroads, canals, ferries or navigable rivers.

6 Mod. 255; Angell & D. Highways, c. 1; 3 Kent, Conun. 432.