D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Lese majesty

/(lēz` măj"ĕs*ty̆)/ · Lese· maj·es·ty · IPA
01 n. Any crime committed against the sovereign power, or against a ruler.
  1. 1.
    Any crime committed against the sovereign power, or against a ruler.(Law)
  2. 2.
    Any affront to the dignity of an eminent or respected person.
  3. 3.
    An attack against an institution or custom revered by the majority in a society.