majorate

English

Etymology

From Latin māiōrō (“to augment”), derived from Latin māior. See major (adjective).

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪdʒəɹeɪt/

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• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪdʒəɹət/

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Verb

majorate (third-person singular simple present majorates, present participle majorating, simple past and past participle majorated)

1. (obsolete) To augment; to increase.
   • 1660, James Howell, Parley of Beasts:

     The Embryo […] proceeds to majoration and augmentation accordingly. And it is […] an absurdity to think, that the Infant after conception should be majorated by the influence of any other Soul then that from whom he received his formation.

Noun

majorate (plural majorates)

1. (military) The office or rank of a major.

   Synonym: majorship

References

• “majorate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.