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==Origins==
==Origins==
Anglo-Norman majesté, magestee, maisté, Old French, Middle French magesté (earlier maesté, maisté, majeté, majestet; French majesté) < classical [[Latin]] miests (in post-classical Latin frequently also magestas) < the base of maior MAJOR
Anglo-Norman majesté, magestee, maisté, Old French, Middle French magesté (earlier maesté, maisté, majeté, majestet; French majesté) < classical [[Latin]] miests (in post-classical Latin frequently also magestas) < the base of maior MAJOR
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<center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Greatness]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Greatness '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
===Greatness, dignity, power===
===Greatness, dignity, power===
*1. a. Christian Church. The greatness and [glory] of [[God]].
*1. a. Christian Church. The greatness and [[glory]] of [[God]].
:b. The [[dignity]] or greatness of a monarch; sovereign [[power]], [[sovereignty]]. Also: the [[person]] or [[personality]] of a monarch.
:b. The [[dignity]] or greatness of a monarch; sovereign [[power]], [[sovereignty]]. Also: the [[person]] or [[personality]] of a monarch.
:c. gen. Dignity, greatness, grandeur; supreme power, [[authority]].
:c. gen. [[Dignity]], greatness, grandeur; supreme power, [[authority]].
:d. Christian Church. [[Eternal]] glory. Obs.
:d. Christian Church. [[Eternal]] glory. Obs.
:e. Roman Hist. The [[sovereign]] power and dignity of the [[Roman]] people, esp. considered with reference to offences against it. Cf. LESE-MAJESTY n. Obs.
:e. Roman Hist. The [[sovereign]] power and dignity of the [[Roman]] people, esp. considered with reference to offences against it. Cf. LESE-MAJESTY n. Obs.
