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leze majesty

leze majesty is the archaic form of lèse-majesté.

Meaning of lèse-majesté

Noun

lèse-majesté

  1. The crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.
    • Convictions for the crime of Lèse-Majesté are of almost daily occurrence and, at the opening of the war, an amnesty was granted in many of these cases, the ministry of war withdrawing many prosecutions against poor devils waiting their trial in jail because they had dared to speak disrespectfully...1917, James W. Gerard, My Four Years in Germany

Questions about leze majesty

What is leze majesty the archaic form of?
Leze majesty is the archaic form of lèse-majesté.

Words near leze majesty in the dictionary

  1. lezbros
  2. Lezcano
  3. Lezcanos
  4. lezdom
  5. lezdoms
  6. leze majesty
  7. Lezghi
  8. Lezghian
  9. Lezghians
  10. Lezghin
  11. lezghinka

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