lesa-majestade
Portuguese, noun/ˌle.zɐ.ma.ʒesˈta.d͡ʒi/
lesa-majestade is spelled L-E-S-A-M-A-J-E-S-T-A-D-E (13 letters). Lesa-majestade is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “lese majesty (crime against royalty)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “crime contra pessoas reais ou contra o poder supremo da nação”.
What does lesa-majestade mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelese majesty (crime against royalty)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. crime contra pessoas reais ou contra o poder supremo da nação
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lesa-majestade
- lesas-majestades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lesa-majestade?
- Brazil /ˌle.zɐ.ma.ʒesˈta.d͡ʒi/
- /ˌle.zɐ.ma.ʒeʃˈta.d͡ʒi/
- Portugal /ˌle.zɐ.mɐ.ʒɨʃˈta.dɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.