lèse-majesté
Meanings
noun
- The crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French lèse-majesté, from Latin laesa maiestās (“injured majesty”).
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