majesty

maj-es-ty · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Impressive beauty, scale, or stateliness.

  2. 2.

    Royal power or dignity; sovereignty.

  3. 3.

    (Majesty) A title used to address or refer to a reigning monarch.

Forms

plural: majesties

Phrases & expressions

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    Your Majesty — direct address to a king or queen
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    His/Her Majesty — referring to a king or queen
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    lèse-majesté — an offense against a sovereign's dignity
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    in all its majesty — in its full grandeur

Related words

Antonyms: humility, lowliness, meanness
See also: grandeur, king, queen, royal, sovereignty
Synonyms: grandeur, magnificence, nobility, splendor

Etymology

From Old French majesté, from Latin māiestās ("greatness, dignity, authority"), from māior ("greater"), comparative of magnus ("great"). The term has been associated with royal dignity since ancient Rome.