\Maj"es*ty\, n.; pl. {Majesties}. [OE. magestee, F.
majest['e], 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 great
      state with more dignity and grace.       --Macaulay.
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. Dignity; elevation of manner or style. --Dryden.