mageste

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French majesté, from Latin māiestās.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mad͡ʒɛsˈteː/, /ˈmad͡ʒɛsteː/, /ˈmaːd͡ʒɛsteː/

Noun

mageste (plural *magestes)

  1. That which befits a monarch; majesty, might, power, formality.
  2. An appellation for a ruler or deity, usually preceded by a pronoun.
  3. (rare) A depiction of a monarch or ruler.

Descendants

  • English: majesty
  • Scots: maijesty

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