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
- a term of address for royalty and imperiality
#: His/Her/Your Majesty
Usage notes
A king or queen is usually styled "Your Majesty" or "Your Royal Majesty", although in earlier times other forms were used, such as "Your Grace". An emperor or empress is styled "Your Imperial Majesty".
Occasionally other variations are used. The queen of Great Britain is sometimes called "Her Britannic Majesty"; the King and Queen of Spain "Their Most Catholic Majesties"; the King of Hawai'i "His Oceanic Majesty".
Related terms
majestic
Her Majesty
His Majesty
Your Majesty
Translations
trans-top|a term of address for royalty and imperiality
Czech: veli�enstvo n
Danish: majestæt c
Dutch: majesteit
Finnish: majesteetti
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French: majesté f
Japanese: �� (���, heika)
Norwegian: t-|no|Majestet|m
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trans-top|translations to be checked (mainly for capitalized initial)
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ttbc|Latin: maiestas, majestas f
ttbc|Slovak: vznešenosť f (1), veli�enstvo n (2)
ttbc|Spanish: majestad f
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