Majesty

Majesty

Majesty is an English word derived ultimately from the Latin maiestas, meaning greatness. The title ranks above Royal Highness.

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Famous quotes containing the word majesty:

    History is a child building a sand-castle by the sea, and that child is the whole majesty of man’s power in the world.
    Heraclitus (c. 535–475 B.C.)

    The Throne raises the majesty of kings above scorn and above laws.
    Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    The majesty and riches of the mind,
    But dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.
    George Chapman (1559?–1634)