Definition of dignity

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Dignity (n.) Quality suited to inspire respect or reverence; loftiness and grace; impressiveness; stateliness; -- said of //en, manner, style, etc..

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Dignified :: Dignified (a.) Marked with dignity; stately; as, a dignified judge..
Esquire :: Esquire (n.) Originally, a shield-bearer or armor-bearer, an attendant on a knight; in modern times, a title of dignity next in degree below knight and above gentleman; also, a title of office and courtesy; -- often shortened to squire..
Throne :: Throne (n.) Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage..
Knight Banneret :: Knight banneret () A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged to serve in war with a greater number of attendants. The dignity was sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on the field of battle..
Arms :: Arms (n.) The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son..
Accession :: Accession (n.) The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity; as, the accession of the house of Stuart; -- applied especially to the epoch of a new dynasty..
Indignity :: Indignity (n.) Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him; an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with insult..
Apostolate :: Apostolate (n.) The dignity or office of the pope, as the holder of the apostolic see..
Popedom :: Popedom (n.) The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity..
Spruce :: Spruce (n.) Neat, without elegance or dignity; -- formerly applied to things with a serious meaning; now chiefly applied to persons..
State :: State (n.) A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself..
Barony :: Barony (n.) The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron..
Worthiness :: Worthiness (n.) The quality or state of being worthy; desert; merit; excellence; dignity; virtue; worth.
Shogunate :: Shogunate (n.) The office or dignity of a Shogun.
Bombast :: Bombast (n.) Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.
Dignity :: Dignity (n.) Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim.
Exalter :: Exalter (n.) One who exalts or raises to dignity.
Squire :: Squire (n.) A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire..
Prefer :: Prefer (v. t.) To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote; as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general..
Ennoblement :: Ennoblement (n.) That which ennobles; excellence; dignity.
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