see|Majesty
English

Etymology
Middle English maieste, mageste, from Old French majesté, from Latin maiestas|m�iest�s, derived from Proto-Indo-European *maǵ-yos- "greater", from *maǵ-, *meǵ- "great".

Pronunciation
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Noun
en-noun|majesties

1. The quality of being impressive and great

#: the majesty of the Great Pyramids

Related terms
majestic
Her Majesty
His Majesty
Your Majesty

Translations
trans-top|the quality of being impressive and great
Norwegian: t-|no|storslagenhet|m, t-|no|storslåtthet|m
trans-mid
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See also
highness
imperial
royal

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• 2007-12-23 10:44 - Stephen G. Brown - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Manooch|Manooch]] ([[User_talk:Manooch|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Interwicket|Interwicket]]

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