Majesty

//ˈmæd͡ʒ.ə.sti// noun, pron

noun, pron ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof. countable, uncountable

    "the majesty of the Great Pyramids"

  2. 2
    impressiveness in scale or proportion wordnet
Pronoun
  1. 1
    a term of address for royalty and imperiality

    "His/Her/Your Majesty"

Synonyms

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statelinessanointed kingaugustnessbabylonian splendorbrilliancecaliphate

Example

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"He carries himself with the majesty of a king."

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”).

Related phrases

Her MajestyHis MajestyYour Majestylese majestyplural of majestyher majestyhis majestyyour majesty

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