Definition of 'majesty'
Word forms: plural majesties
1. countable noun
You use majesty in expressions such as Your Majesty or Her Majesty when you are addressing or referring to a King or Queen.
[politeness]
2. uncountable noun
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majesty in British English
noun
3. an archaic word for royalty
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Word origin
C13: from Old French, from Latin mājestās; related to Latin major, comparative of magnus great
Word Frequency
majesty in American English
nounWord forms: plural ˈmajesties
1.
a.
the dignity or power of a sovereign
b.
sovereign power
the majesty of the law
3.
grandeur or stateliness
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Word origin
ME maiesty < OFr majesté < L majestas < base of major, compar. of magnus, great: see magni-Examples of 'majesty' in a sentence
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British English: majesty
/ˈmædʒɪstɪ/ NOUN
You use majesty in expressions such as Your Majesty or Her Majesty when you are addressing or referring to a King or Queen.
I quite agree, Your Majesty.
- American English: majesty /ˈmædʒɪsti/
- Arabic: جَلَالَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: majestade
- Chinese: 雄伟
- Croatian: veličanstvo
- Czech: veličenstvo
- Danish: majestæt
- Dutch: majesteit
- European Spanish: majestad
- Finnish: majesteetti
- French: majesté
- German: Majestät
- Greek: μεγαλειότατος
- Italian: maestà
- Japanese: 威厳
- Korean: 폐하
- Norwegian: majestet
- Polish: majestat
- European Portuguese: majestade
- Romanian: maiestate
- Russian: Ваше Величество
- Latin American Spanish: majestad
- Swedish: majestät
- Thai: พระองค์, ใต้ฝ่าละอองธุลีพระบาท
- Turkish: görkem
- Ukrainian: величність
- Vietnamese: vẻ uy nghi
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