majesties

Variant of majesty

noun pl. majesties

    1. the dignity or power of a sovereign
    2. sovereign power: the majesty of the law
  1. a title used in speaking to or of a sovereign, preceded by Your or by His or Her
  2. grandeur or stateliness

Origin: ME maiesty < OFr majesté < L majestas < base of major, compar. of magnus, great: see magni-

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