lèse majesté

See also: lese majeste and lèse-majesté

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French lèse majesté.

Noun

lèse majesté (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of lese majesty
   • (Can we date this quote?), “The world at a glance: Bangkok Jail threat over insult”, in The Week, number 605, page 9:

     Insulting the monarch is a serious offence in Thailand, one of the few countries that retains the crime of lèse majesté.