-- Ma*jes"tic*al*ly, adv. -- Ma*jes"tic*al*ness, n.
Ma*jes"tic*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being majestic.
Oldenburg.
Maj"es*ty (?), n.; pl. Majesties (#). [OE. magestee, F. majesté, L.
majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great. See Major, Master.] The
dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which
inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether
proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness;
stateliness; -- usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns.
The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty.
Ps. xciii. 1.
No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of a great state with
more dignity and grace.
Macaulay.
2. Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor,
king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties
attended the concert.
In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles V.] now issued as
King of Spain, he assumed the title of Majesty, and required it
from his subjects as a mark of respect. Before that time all the
monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the appellation of Highness
or Grace.
Robertson.