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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

Royal dignity. A term used of kings and emperors as a title of honor.

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.