Definition of Majety
Maj"es*ty (?), n.; pl.
Majesties (#). [OE. magestee, F.
majesté, L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of
magnus great. See Major, Master.] The
dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which
inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether
proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness;
stateliness; -- usually applied to the rank and dignity of
sovereigns.
The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with
majesty. Ps. xciii. 1.
No sovereign has ever represented the majesty
of a great state with more dignity and grace.
Macaulay.
2. Hence, used with the possessive pronoun,
the title of an emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a
plural; as, their majesties attended the concert.
In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles V.]
now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the title of Majesty,
and required it from his subjects as a mark of respect. Before that
time all the monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the appellation
of Highness or Grace.
Robertson.
3. Dignity; elevation of manner or
style. Dryden.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
MAJESTY, n. The state and title of a king. Regarded with a just
contempt by the Most Eminent Grand Masters, Grand Chancellors, Great
Incohonees and Imperial Potentates of the ancient and honorable orders
of republican America.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- The quality of being impressive and great
the majesty of the Great Pyramids
- a term of address for royalty and imperiality
His/Her/Your Majesty
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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