n. (pl. -ies) 1 impressive stateliness, dignity, or authority, esp. of bearing, language, the law, etc. 2 a royal power. b (Majesty) part of several titles given to a sovereign or a sovereign's wife or widow or used in addressing them (Your Majesty; Her Majesty the Queen Mother). 3 a picture of God or Christ enthroned within an aureole. Her (or His) Majesty's part of the title of several State institutions (Her Majesty's Stationery Office).
[ ME f. OF majesté f. L majestas -tatis (as MAJOR) ]