Majesty.

Henry VIII. was the first English sovereign who was styled “His Majesty.” Henry IV. was “His Grace;” Henry VI., “His Excellent Grace;” Edward IV., “High and Mighty Prince;” Henry VII., “His Grace,” and “His Highness;” Henry VIII., in the earlier part of his reign, was styled “His Highness.” “His Sacred Majesty” was a title assumed by subsequent sovereigns, but was afterwards changed to “Most Excellent Majesty.”

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Maiden or Virgin Queen
Maiden Town
Maiden of the Mist
Maidenhair
Main-brace
Main Chance (The)
Mainote
Maintain
Maitland Club (The)
Maize
Majesty
Majesty
Majolica Ware
Majority
Make
Make a hand of or on (To)
Make a Hit (To)
Make a Virtue of Necessity (To)
Make away with (To)
Make away with Oneself (To)
Make Bricks without Straw (To)