lese majesty

[ leez-maj-uh-stee, lez ]

/ ˈliz ˈmædʒ ə sti, ˈlɛz /

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noun

Law.

a crime, especially high treason, committed against the sovereign power.
an offense that violates the dignity of a ruler.

an attack on any custom, institution, belief, etc., held sacred or revered by numbers of people: Her speech against Mother's Day was criticized as lese majesty.

Also lèse maj·es·ty, lèse maj·es·té

[lez-mah-juh-stey; lez-maj-uh-stee, leez-maj-uh-stee]. /ˈlɛz ˈmɑ dʒəˈsteɪ; ˈlɛz ˈmædʒ ə sti, ˈliz ˈmædʒ ə sti/.

Origin of lese majesty

First recorded in 1530–40; partial translation of Anglo-French, Middle French lese majesté, leze magesté, from Latin (crīmen) laesae mājestātis “(the crime) of injured majesty” (originally against the Roman people, later against the emperor)

Words nearby lese majesty

lesche, Leschetizky, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, Lescol, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, lese majesty, Lesghian, Les Gueux, Les Halles, lesion, Leslie

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Example sentences from the Web for lese majesty

Got to have a finger in some political pie, and political pies in Russia before the war were lese-majesty.
The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath
How could they, when they saw in the temper of the people too plain proofs that their lese-majesty had borne evil fruit?
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers|Robert A. Watson
They have conquered you already, as they boast, for the crime of lese-majesty has placed you at their mercy.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume III.(of III) 1574-84|John Lothrop Motley

British Dictionary definitions for lese majesty

lese-majesty

/ (ˈliːzˈmædʒɪstɪ) /

noun

any of various offences committed against the sovereign power in a state; treason

an attack on authority or position

Word Origin for lese-majesty

C16: from French lèse majesté, from Latin laesa mājestās wounded majesty

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	lese majesty
释义	lese majesty [ leez-maj-uh-stee, lez ] / ˈliz ˈmædʒ ə sti, ˈlɛz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lese majesty ON THESAURUS.COM noun Law. a crime, especially high treason, committed against the sovereign power. an offense that violates the dignity of a ruler. an attack on any custom, institution, belief, etc., held sacred or revered by numbers of people: Her speech against Mother's Day was criticized as lese majesty. Also lèse maj·es·ty, lèse maj·es·té [lez-mah-juh-stey; lez-maj-uh-stee, leez-maj-uh-stee]. /ˈlɛz ˈmɑ dʒəˈsteɪ; ˈlɛz ˈmædʒ ə sti, ˈliz ˈmædʒ ə sti/. Origin of lese majesty First recorded in 1530–40; partial translation of Anglo-French, Middle French lese majesté, leze magesté, from Latin (crīmen) laesae mājestātis “(the crime) of injured majesty” (originally against the Roman people, later against the emperor) Words nearby lese majesty lesche, Leschetizky, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, Lescol, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, lese majesty, Lesghian, Les Gueux, Les Halles, lesion, Leslie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lese majesty Got to have a finger in some political pie, and political pies in Russia before the war were lese-majesty. The Drums Of Jeopardy\|Harold MacGrath How could they, when they saw in the temper of the people too plain proofs that their lese-majesty had borne evil fruit? The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers\|Robert A. Watson They have conquered you already, as they boast, for the crime of lese-majesty has placed you at their mercy. The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume III.(of III) 1574-84\|John Lothrop Motley British Dictionary definitions for lese majesty lese-majesty / (ˈliːzˈmædʒɪstɪ) / noun any of various offences committed against the sovereign power in a state; treason an attack on authority or position Word Origin for lese-majesty C16: from French lèse majesté, from Latin laesa mājestās wounded majesty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lese majesty boldness, coarseness, contempt, discourtesy, dishonor, flippancy, hardihood, impertinence, impiety, impudence, incivility, insolence, irreverence, sacrilege, impoliteness, unmannerliness
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lese majesty

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British Dictionary definitions for lese majesty

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