Definition of lèse-majesté in US English:
lèse-majesté
nounˌlez ˌmäjəsˈtāˌlɛz ˌmɑdʒəsˈteɪˌlɛz ˌmɑdʒəsˈteɪ
The insulting of a monarch or other ruler; treason.
Example sentencesExamples
- Others were charged with offences including lese-majesty or destruction of property.
- Counter-charges of lese-majesty were filed against Prime Minister Thaksin.
- They committed towards me the crime of lese-majesty.
- The junta used lese-majesty as an excuse to stage the military coup that toppled Thaksin Shinawatra's government.
Origin
Late Middle English: from French lèse-majesté, from Latin laesa majestas ‘injured sovereignty’.
Definition of lèse-majesté in US English:
lèse-majesté
nounˌlez ˌmäjəsˈtāˌlɛz ˌmɑdʒəsˈteɪ
The insulting of a monarch or other ruler; treason.
Example sentencesExamples
- Others were charged with offences including lese-majesty or destruction of property.
- Counter-charges of lese-majesty were filed against Prime Minister Thaksin.
- They committed towards me the crime of lese-majesty.
- The junta used lese-majesty as an excuse to stage the military coup that toppled Thaksin Shinawatra's government.
Origin
Late Middle English: from French lèse-majesté, from Latin laesa majestas ‘injured sovereignty’.