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noun, plural -ties.
1.
regal, lofty, or stately dignity; imposing character; grandeur: majesty of bearing; the majesty of Chartres.
2.
supreme greatness or authority; sovereignty: All paid tribute to the majesty of Rome.
3.
(usually initial capital letter) a title used when speaking of or to a sovereign (usually preceded by his, her, or your): His Majesty's Navy; will your Majesty hear our petitions?
4.
a royal personage, or royal personages collectively: The royal wedding was attended by the majesties of Europe.
5.
Christ in Majesty, a representation of Christ as ruler of the universe.
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majesty
c.1300, "greatness, glory," from O.Fr. majeste "grandeur, nobility," from L. majestatem (nom. majestas) "greatness, dignity, honor, excellence," from stem of major (neut. majus), comp. of magnus "great." Earliest Eng. sense is of God, reference to kings and queens (late 14c.) is from Romance languages
EXPANDand descends from the Roman Empire.
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