Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A crime injuring or causing harm to the dignity of a reigning sovereign or a state.
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- noun The crime of violating
majesty , an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Partial translation of French lèse-majesté, from Latin (crīmen) laesae māiestātis, (the crime) of injured majesty : laesae, feminine genitive of laesus, past participle of laedere, to injure + māiestātis, genitive of māiestās, majesty.]
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French lèse-majesté, from Latin laesa maiestatis, injury to the Majesty.
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