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maj·esty (maj′is tē)

noun pl. majesties -·ties

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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