English Dictionary

at Her Majesty's pleasure

前置詞句

王室官職 広義 くだけた表現

(law, of a position notionally granted or imposed by a queen) indefinitely; for an arbitrary period determined by the monarch or her government (especially for indefinite tenure or imprisonment)

日本語の意味

女王陛下または政府によって決定される不定期間、すなわち、期間が定められていない、または無期限である状態を示す。 / （刑務所への収容や任期の形態として）終身刑や無期限の留置を意味する場合に用いられる。

The lieutenant governor serves at Her Majesty's pleasure, meaning there is no fixed term and the appointment can be ended at any time.

副総督は女王の裁量により無期限に在任し、任期が定められておらず、いつでも任を解かれる可能性があることを意味します。

意味（1）

(law, of a position notionally granted or imposed by a queen) indefinitely; for an arbitrary period determined by the monarch or her government (especially for indefinite tenure or imprisonment)

The Governor serves at Her Majesty's pleasure.

意味（2）

(informal, loosely) in prison

He spent two years at Her Majesty's pleasure.