lèse-majesté
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== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
lèse majesté, lese majeste, lese majesty, lese-majesty, leze majesty
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from French lèse-majesté, from Latin laesa maiestās (“injured majesty”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(US) IPA(key): /liz ˈmædʒəsti/
=== Noun ===
lèse-majesté
The crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.
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=== Further reading ===
“lèse-majesté”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin laesa maiestās (“injured majesty”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /lɛz.ma.ʒɛs.te/
=== Noun ===
lèse-majesté f (usually uncountable, plural lèse-majestés)
lèse-majesté (crime of violating majesty)
crime de lèse-majesté ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
=== Further reading ===
crime de lèse-majesté on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr