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(maj′is tē)

noun pl. majesties

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

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

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noun pl. maj·es·ties

a. The greatness and dignity of a sovereign.
b. The sovereignty and power of God.
Supreme authority or power: the majesty of the law.
a. A royal personage.
b. Majesty Used with His, Her, or Your as a title and form of address for a sovereign.
a. Royal dignity of bearing or aspect; grandeur.
b. Stately splendor; magnificence, as of style or character: the Parthenon in all its majesty.

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Origin: Middle English mageste, maieste

Origin: , from Old French majeste

Origin: , from Latin māiestās; see meg- in Indo-European roots

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