maiestas

māiestās ātis, f

maior, greatness, grandeur, dignity, majesty, elevation : non esse suae maiestatis, etc. (of the gods): regia, Cs.: tuorum, V.: patria, authority , L.: sanctissima divitiarum, Iu.—Of the state, the sovereign power, sovereignty : populiR.: (crimen) maiestatis, high-treason : quae res lege maiestatis tenetur, against treason.— Honor, dignity, excellence, splendor : singularum (mulierum), L.: tua, H.: templorum, Iu.: quanta in oratione maiestas!