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Majesty

plural of

PECULIARITIES IN THE USE OF NUMBER

Plural of Majesty (poetic).—The plural may be used to lend dignity: θρόνοι throne S. Ant. 1041, σκῆπτρα scepter A. Ag. 1265, δώματα dwelling ε 6; παιδικά favourite in prose (only in the plural form).