Majesty
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A term used of kings and emperors as a title of honor. It sometimes means power; as when we say, the majesty of the people. See Wolff. Inst. § 998.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Royal dignity. A term used of kings and emperors as a title of honor.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Prerogative. MAJOR; MAJUS. L. The greater; opposed to minus, the lesser, the less. Major in se eontinet minus. The greater comprises the less within itself. Omne majus eontinet in se minus. The greater includes the less. Omne majiis trahit ad se m,inus. The greater draws the less to itself — the accessory follows its principal.5 See Greater; Majority. Major vis. The stronger agency. See Vis, Major.