lèse-majesté in American English
(ˌlɛzˌmæʒɛsˈteɪ; ˌlɛzˈmædʒɪsti)
noun1. a crime against the sovereign; offense against a ruler's dignity as head of the state; treason
2. any insolent or slighting behavior toward a person to whom deference is due
Also ˌleseˈ majesty (ˌlɛzˈmædʒɪsti) Word origin
Fr < L
laesa majestas <
laesa, fem. of
laesus (see lesion) +
majestas, majesty