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Majesty

//ˈmæd͡ʒ.ə.sti// noun, pron

Definitions

Noun

1
The quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof. countable, uncountable
"the majesty of the Great Pyramids"
2
impressiveness in scale or proportion wordnet

Pronoun

1
a term of address for royalty and imperiality
"His/Her/Your Majesty"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English majeste, mageste, from Old French majesté, from Latin maiestātem, (literally, "the quality of being greater”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”) See mega-.

Etymology 2

From an alternative capitalization of English majesty, from Middle English maieste, mageste, from Old French majesté, from Latin māiestās, derived from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”).

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