- The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or
state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity,
whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing
loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the rank and dignity of
sovereigns. - Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an
emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural; as, their
majesties attended the concert. - Dignity; elevation of manner or style.