Majesty Definition
măjĭ-stē
majesties
noun
majesties
The dignity or power of a sovereign.
Webster's New World
Sovereign power.
The majesty of the law.
Webster's New World
A royal personage.
American Heritage
A title used in speaking to or of a sovereign, preceded by Your or by His or Her.
Webster's New World
Grandeur or stateliness.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A term of address for royalty and imperiality.
His/Her/Your Majesty.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Majesty
Noun
Singular:
majesty
Plural:
majestiesOrigin of Majesty
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From an alternative capitalization of English majesty, from Middle English maieste, mageste, from Old French majeste, from Latin māiestās, derived from *meǵhâ‚‚s (“great").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English maieste, mageste, from Old French majesté, from Latin māiestās, derived from *meǵhâ‚‚s (“great"). See mega-.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English mageste, maieste from Old French majeste from Latin māiestās meg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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