MAJESTAS

majestas

majestas (m[schwa]-jes-tas), n. [Latin “supreme power”] Roman law. 1. The majesty, sovereign authority, or supreme prerogative of the state or sovereign; the supreme power of the people, esp. as represented by their highest representatives, the consuls, or the emperor. 2. The crime of treason. See crimen majestatis under CRIMEN. “Majestas…. From being an attribute of

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