majesty
part of speech
noun (majesty, uncountable; Majesty as a title — His Majesty, Her Majesty, Your Majesty, Their Majesties)
meaning for a pupil
1) Majesty is great beauty, size and power that makes people feel wonder: "the majesty of the mountains". tree →
2) His Majesty, Her Majesty and Your Majesty are polite ways to talk about or to a king or queen. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories about kings and queens, servants say "Yes, Your Majesty". In the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand the monarch is called "His Majesty" or "Her Majesty". In descriptive writing, majesty shows something grand: a waterfall, an eagle, a castle. Phrases: Your Majesty, His Majesty, Her Majesty, in all its majesty.
examples
- "Thank you, Your Majesty," said the knight, bowing. tree →
- His Majesty the King opened the new bridge. tree →
- We stood in awe at the majesty of the mountains. tree →
- The eagle soared in all its majesty. tree →
- Her Majesty waved from the balcony. tree →
- The castle rose up with great majesty. tree →
- "No, no, your Majesty," they replied. tree →
note
Use "Your Majesty" when speaking to a king or queen, and "His/Her Majesty" when speaking about one. Adjective: majestic (grand, impressive). Capital M in titles.
In the corpora
- "Guest of His Majesty" is a British joke for a prisoner.
- Those yonder lift up their voice, they sing for joy; for the majesty of the LORD they shout from the sea:
- They are terrible and dreadful; their law and their majesty proceed from themselves.
- O LORD, our Lord, how glorious is Thy name in all the earth! whose majesty is rehearsed above the heavens.
- His glory is great through Thy salvation; honour and majesty dost Thou lay upon him.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «majesty» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.