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==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
==Definitions==
===Greatness, dignity, power===
*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.
:c. gen. Dignity, greatness, grandeur; supreme power, [[authority]].
: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.
*2. Preceded by a possessive (your, his, her, the king's, the queen's); sometimes with a modifying adjective, as (most) sacred, gracious, royal, etc.: an honorific title given to a king, queen, emperor, or empress.
*3. The external magnificence befitting a monarch.
*4. a. Kingly or queenly dignity of look, bearing, or [[appearance]]; impressive stateliness of aspect or demeanour. Also fig.
:b. Of natural objects, buildings, etc.
*5. Impressive stateliness of [[character]], [[expression]], or [[action]].
===Extended uses applied to [[things]]===
*6. A representation of the [[Mother Mary|Virgin]] or of [[Jesus]], occas. of [[God]] [[the Father]] or of the Holy [[Trinity]], enthroned in glory.
*7. A canopy supported on a framework (a hearse) over a bier or coffin in a church. Obs.
*8. Heraldry. eagle in her majesty n. a representation of a crowned eagle holding in its talons a [[symbol]] of sovereign power, esp. a sceptre or orb. Obs.
[[Category: General Reference]]
==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
==Definitions==
===Greatness, dignity, power===
*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.
:c. gen. Dignity, greatness, grandeur; supreme power, [[authority]].
: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.
*2. Preceded by a possessive (your, his, her, the king's, the queen's); sometimes with a modifying adjective, as (most) sacred, gracious, royal, etc.: an honorific title given to a king, queen, emperor, or empress.
*3. The external magnificence befitting a monarch.
*4. a. Kingly or queenly dignity of look, bearing, or [[appearance]]; impressive stateliness of aspect or demeanour. Also fig.
:b. Of natural objects, buildings, etc.
*5. Impressive stateliness of [[character]], [[expression]], or [[action]].
===Extended uses applied to [[things]]===
*6. A representation of the [[Mother Mary|Virgin]] or of [[Jesus]], occas. of [[God]] [[the Father]] or of the Holy [[Trinity]], enthroned in glory.
*7. A canopy supported on a framework (a hearse) over a bier or coffin in a church. Obs.
*8. Heraldry. eagle in her majesty n. a representation of a crowned eagle holding in its talons a [[symbol]] of sovereign power, esp. a sceptre or orb. Obs.
[[Category: General Reference]]