\Leze` maj"es*ty\ (l[=e]z` m[a^]j"[e^]s*t[y^]). [F.
lese-majest['e], fr. L. laesus, fem. laesa, injured (see
{Lesion}) + majestas majesty; that is, crimen laesae
majestatis.] [Written also {lese majesty}.] (Law)
Any crime committed against the sovereign power.