LESE-MAJESTY

LESE-MAJESTY Lese `-maj "es *ty, n.

lese-majesty

lese-majesty |liːzˈmadʒɪsti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the insulting of a monarch or other ruler; treason. • presumptuous or disrespectful behaviour. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French lèse -majesté, from Latin laesa majestas ‘injured sovereignty ’.