mageste

Middle English

Alternative forms

magestee, magestie, magesty, magiste, majeste

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French majesté, from Latin māiestās.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mageste (plural *magestes)

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

Descendants

English: majesty
Scots: maijesty

References

“maǧestẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-10.

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