majesty
pronunciation
How to pronounce majesty in British English:
UK [ˈmædʒəsti]
How to pronounce majesty in American English:
US [ˈmædʒəsti]
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- Noun:
- impressiveness in scale or proportion
Word Origin
- majesty (n.)
- c. 1300, "greatness, glory," from Old French majeste "grandeur, nobility" (12c.), from Latin maiestatem (nominative maiestas) "greatness, dignity, elevation, honor, excellence," from stem of maior (neuter maius), comparative of magnus "great" (see magnate). Earliest English us is with reference to God; as a title, in reference to kings and queens (late 14c.), it is from Romance languages and descends from the Roman Empire.
Example
- 1. Job description : her majesty 's representative in prosperous caribbean islands .
- 2. Now , now your majesty , why not take off your gloves first ?
- 3. In many years as a foreign correspondent , quite often in scrapes , bagehot only once troubled her majesty 's representatives overseas for help .
- 4. Mps swear an oath " by almighty god that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to her majesty queen elizabeth , her heirs and successors " .
- 5. Psychedelic majesty : this image of red wine appears as if two birds are flying through a red blood sky