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μεγαλειοτάτος
His/Your Majesty (honorific title for a king or queen) /me.ɣa.liˈo.ta.tos/
nounB2#2905 most common
Also: most majestic one, Majesty
Example sentences
Καλημέρα, Μεγαλειότατε!
Good morning, Your Majesty!
Ο Μεγαλειότατος έφτασε στο παλάτι.
His Majesty arrived at the palace.
Ζητούμε συγγνώμη, Μεγαλειότατε, για την καθυστέρηση.
We apologize, Your Majesty, for the delay.
Ο πρέσβης απευθύνθηκε στον Μεγαλειότατο με βαθύ σεβασμό.
The ambassador addressed His Majesty with deep respect.
Η ομιλία του πρωθυπουργού αναφερόταν επανειλημμένα στον Μεγαλειότατο και στο έργο του για το έθνος.
The prime minister's speech referred repeatedly to His Majesty and his work for the nation.
Κατά την τελετή στέψης, ο αρχιεπίσκοπος προσφώνησε τον νέο μονάρχη ως «Μεγαλειότατε» ενώπιον όλων των αντιπροσώπων των ξένων αυλών.
During the coronation ceremony, the archbishop addressed the new monarch as 'Your Majesty' before all the representatives of the foreign courts.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο μεγαλειότατος | οι μεγαλειότατοι |
| Genitive | του μεγαλειότατου | των μεγαλειοτάτων |
| Accusative | τον μεγαλειότατο | τους μεγαλειότατους |
| Vocative | μεγαλειότατε | μεγαλειότατοι |
Word family
μέγαςgreat
μεγαλείοgrandeur, greatness
μεγαλειώδηςmajestic, magnificent
μεγαλοπρέπειαmagnificence
μεγαλύτεροςbigger
Etymology
The word builds on μέγας, the ancient Greek word for great. From it came the adjective μεγαλείος, majestic or grand, and from that the superlative μεγαλειότατος, literally most majestic. Greek adopted this superlative as a fixed court title, the way English uses Majesty for monarchs. It entered common use once Greece had a modern royal court in the 19th century.
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