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The quality or state of being majestic. Oldenburg.

ally applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns. The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty. Ps. xciii. 1. No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of great state with more dignity and grace. Macaulay.

A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century.

Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.

e that of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division or a corps.

A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as master of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister or officer.

The right of succession to property according to age; -- so termed in some of the countries of continental Europe.

The office or rank of a major.

Increase; enlargement. [Obs.] Bacon.

Of or pertaining to Majorca. -- n.

The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority. Specifically:

The office of major.

See Madjoun.

Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.

A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculæ. Majuscule writing, writing composed wholly of capital letters, especially the style which prevailed in Europe from the third to the sixth century.

Capable of being made.

See Macaroon, 2. [Obs.]

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. [Obs.] For in this world no woman is Worthy to be my make. Chaucer.

Any apparatus for making and breaking an electric circuit; a circuit breaker.

A feigning to believe; make believe. J. H. Newman.