MAJESTY

MAJESTY. → Name of God Heb 1:3; 8:1 → See GOD

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majesty. Majesty, n. dignity, grandeur, power, a royal title

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Maj″es‐ty (?), n.; pl. Majesties (#). [[OE. magestee, F. majesté, L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great. See Major, Master.]] The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; — usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns. The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty. Ps. xciii. 1. No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of a great state with more dignity and grace. Macaulay. 2. 2. Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; — in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert.
In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles V.] now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the title of Majesty, and required it from his subjects as a mark of respect. Before that time all the monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the appellation of Highness or Grace. Robertson. 3. 3. Dignity; elevation of manner or style. Dryden.