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LESE-MAJESTIE

\lˈiːzmˈad͡ʒɛsti], \lˈiːzmˈad‍ʒɛsti], \l_ˈiː_z_m_ˈa_dʒ_ɛ_s_t_i]\

Definitions of LESE-MAJESTIE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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l[=e]z'-maj'es-ti, n. any crime committed against the sovereign power in a state, treason.--Also LEZE'-MAJ'ESTY. [O. Fr.,--Low L. lÃ¦sa majestas--L. lÃ¦sa--lÃ¦d[)e]re, to hurt, majestas, majesty.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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