Highness vs. Majesty
Highnessnoun
The state of being high.
Highnessnoun
The state of being high; elevation; loftiness.
Highnessnoun
A title of honor given to kings, princes, or other persons of rank; as, His Royal Highness.
Highnessnoun
(Your Highness or His Highness of Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
Highnessnoun
the condition of being high or lofty
Highness
Highness (abbreviation HH, oral address Your Highness) is a formal style used to address (in second person) or refer to (in third person) certain members of a reigning or formerly reigning dynasty. It is typically used with a possessive adjective: , (HH), , etc.
Majestynoun
The quality of being impressive and great.
Majestynoun
The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; - usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns.
Majestynoun
Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; - in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert.
Majestynoun
Dignity; elevation of manner or style.
Majestynoun
impressiveness in scale or proportion
Majesty
Majesty (abbreviated HM for His Majesty or Her Majesty, oral address Your Majesty; from the Latin maiestas, meaning ) is used as a manner of address by many monarchs, usually kings or queens. Where used, the style outranks the style of (Imperial/Royal) Highness, but was formerly inferior to the style of Imperial Majesty.
