1. [noun] A quality or state worthy of esteem and respect.
2. [noun] Decorum, formality, stateliness.
3. [noun] High office, rank, or station.
4. [noun] One holding high rank; a dignitary.
5. [noun] (obsolete) Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim.
6. [noun] The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; 'it was beneath his dignity to cheat'; 'showed his true dignity when under pressure'.
7. [noun] Formality in bearing and appearance; 'he behaved with great dignity'.
8. [noun] High office or rank or station; 'he respected the dignity of the emissaries'.
