词汇 | lèse-majesté |
词源 | lèse-majesté. An offense against the sovereign power in a state, especially a ruler, or even an attack against any belief or institution revered by large numbers of people is called lèse- majesté, which comes from the Latin laesa majestas (injured majesty) by way of medieval French. The term is first recorded in 1430. |
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