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majesty

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maj·es·ty  (mj-st)
n. pl. maj·es·ties
1.
a. The greatness and dignity of a sovereign.
b. The sovereignty and power of God.
2. Supreme authority or power: the majesty of the law.
3.
a. A royal personage.
b. Majesty Used with His, Her, or Your as a title and form of address for a sovereign.
4.
a. Royal dignity of bearing or aspect; grandeur.
b. Stately splendor; magnificence, as of style or character: the Parthenon in all its majesty.

[Middle English mageste, maieste, from Old French majeste, from Latin miests; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]

majesty [ˈmædʒɪstɪ]
n
1. great dignity of bearing; loftiness; grandeur
2. supreme power or authority
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an archaic word for royalty
[from Old French, from Latin mājestās; related to Latin major, comparative of magnus great]

Majesty [ˈmædʒɪstɪ]
n pl -ties
(preceded by Your, His, Her, or Their) a title used to address or refer to a sovereign or the wife or widow of a sovereign
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.majestymajesty - impressiveness in scale or proportion
impressiveness, magnificence, grandness, richness - splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora"

majesty
Translations
majesty [ˈmædʒɪstɪ] Nmajestad f
His/Her MajestySu Majestad
Your Majesty(Vuestra)Majestad

majesty [ˈmædʒɪsti] n
(= grandeur) → majesté f
(title) Your Majesty → Votre Majesté
Her Majesty → Sa Majesté

majesty
n (= stateliness)Majestät f; (of movements etc)Würde f; the majesty of the mountainsdie Majestät or Erhabenheit der Bergwelt; His/Her MajestySeine/Ihre Majestät; Your MajestyEure Majestät

majesty [ˈmædʒɪstɪ] nmaestà f inv
His Majesty → Sua Maestà
majesty [ˈmædʒɪstɪ] nmaestà f inv
His Majesty → Sua Maestà

majesty
n majesty [ˈmӕdʒəsti]
1 greatness; impressive dignity the majesty of God. majesteit عَظَمَه، جلال величие majestát storhed die Majestät μεγαλείο majestad majesteetlikkus عظمت و شان majesteetti majesté תִּפאֶרֶת प्रताप veličanstvo, visočanstvo fenség, magasztosság keagungan tign, mikilfengleiki maestà 威厳 위엄, 존엄 didybė, didingumas diženums; varenība keagungan majesteit majestet majestat majestade măreţie величие; величественность majestát veličanstvo veličanstvo majestät ความสง่าผ่าเผย haşmet, büyüklük 尊嚴 величність جلالت vẻ oai nghiêm
2 (with capital with His, ~Your etc ) a title used when speaking to or of a king or queen: Her Majesty the Queen: Their Majesties: Your Majesty. majesteit صاحِب الجلالَه величество Veličenstvo Deres Majestæt Ihre/Eure Majestät Μεγαλειότης, Μεγαλειότατος Majestad majesteet اعلی حضرت Teidän majesteettinne Sa/Votre Majesté הוֹד מַלכוּת- महामहिम vaše visočanstvo őfelsége; felséged Yang Mulia hátign Maestà 陛下 페하 didenybė majestāte Yang Mulia Majesteit Hans/Hennes Majestet Jego/Jej Królewska Mość majestade Majestatea Sa/Voastră (его, её, ваше) величество Veličenstvo Njegovo/Vaše veličanstvo Visočanstvo Hans (Hennes, Ers) Majestät คำนำหน้าชื่อกษัตริย์หรือพระราชินี เพื่อแสดงยศ Majesteleri 陛下 величність شاہانہ خطاب کا جزو tâu Hoàng đế...
adj maˈjestic [-ˈdʒes-]
having great dignity He looked truly majestic. majestueus عَظيم، مَهيب величествен majestátní majestætisk majestätisch μεγαλοπρεπής majestuoso suursugune شاهانه ylhäinen majestueux מַלכוּתִי राजसी veličanstven fenséges mulia tignarlegur maestoso 威厳のある 위엄 있는 didingas majestātisks; dižens mulia majestueus majestetisk majestatyczny majestoso maiestuos величественный majestátny veličasten veličanstven majestätisk ยิ่งใหญ่ haşmetli, şahane 威嚴的 величний شاہانہ oai nghiêm
adv maˈjestically
majestueus بِعَظَمَه، بِمهابَه величествено majestátně majestætiskt majestätisch μεγαλόπρεπα majestuosamente suursuguselt با عظمت arvokkaasti majestueusement בְּהוֹד וְהָדָר महिमापूर्वक uveličano méltóságteljesen penuh kemuliaan tignarlega maestosamente 威厳をもって 당당하게 didingai majestātiski; diženi dengan mulia majestueus majestetisk majestatycznie majestosamente maiestuos величественно majestátne veličastno veličanstveno majestätiskt อย่างสง่าผ่าเผย haşmetle, muhteşem bir şekilde 莊嚴地 велично شاہانہ انداز میں một cách oai nghiêm

majesty جلالة výsost majestæt Majestät μεγαλειότατος majestad majesteetti majesté veličanstvo maestà 威厳 폐하 majesteit majestet majestat majestade величественность majestät ความสง่าผ่าเผย görkem vẻ uy nghi 雄伟


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Three of my best soldiers, whom your Majesty knows by name, and whose devotedness you have more than once appreciated, and who have, I dare affirm to the king, his service much at heart--three of my best soldiers, I say, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, had made a party of pleasure with a young fellow from Gascony, whom I had introduced to them the same morning.
His Majesty must settle what's to be done with you.
In the second by allowing me to lay before you certain grave and very serious charges against the Order of the Yellow Crayon, of which your Majesty is the titular head.
 
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