REGIAM MAJESTATEM

Regiam Majestatem (ree-jee-[schwa]m maj-[schwa]-stay-t[schwa]m). [Latin “the (books of the) Royal Majesty”] Scots law. An ancient collection of Scottish laws, so called from its opening words. • The four-book collection is generally believed to be genuine, although its origins are widely disputed. It was partly copied from Glanville’s treatise De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae, as appears […]