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)

1. That which befits a monarch; majesty, might, power, formality.
2. An appellation for a ruler or deity, usually preceded by a pronoun.
3. (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.