leys sereæ

pl. [Mod. Lat, ley era, and Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -eœ.] onide. Bot.: A sub-tribe of Composites, tribe Seneci lēze măj-es-tỹ, 8. [ Fr. lèse - majesté = high treason, from Lat. læsa majestas , from læsa , fem. sing. of læsus , pa. par of lædo to hurt, and majestas majesty,power.] Law : Treason; a crime committed or attempted to be committed, against the sovereign power in a state. Among the Romans, crimen læsæ majestatis was a charge of treason, rebellion, or usurpation of office, which were considered as offenses against the majesty of the Roman people.