majesty

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.

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

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majesty

Noun

1. great dignity and grandeur

2. supreme power or authority [Latin majestas]

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Majesty

Noun

pl -ties (preceded by Your, His, Her)a title used to address or refer to a sovereign or the wife or widow of a sovereign

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

majesty - impressiveness in scale or proportion loftiness, stateliness impressiveness, magnificence, grandness, richness - splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora"

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majesty

noun grandeur, glory, splendour, magnificence, dignity, nobility, sublimity, loftiness, impressiveness, awesomeness, exaltedness << OPPOSITE triviality

Translations

majesty [ˈmædʒɪstɪ] n → majestad f

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majesty [ˈmædʒɪstɪ] n → majesté f (= title);

Your Majesty → Votre Majesté

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majesty [ˈmædʒɪstɪ] n (title);

Your Majesty → Eure Majestät;

(splendour) → Erhabenheit f

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majesty [ˈmædʒɪstɪ] n → maestà f inv