Legal Definition and Related Resources of Major
Meaning of Major
One who is of full legal age. A militar officer . As an adjective, denotes a thing of significance or importance.
Major Alternative Definition
One who has attained his full age, ‘ and has acquired all his civil rights ; one who is no longer a minor; an adult. In Military Law. The officer next in rank above a captain.
Synonyms of Major
adjective
- big
- chief
- comprehensive
- consequential
- considerable
- crucial
- decisive
- distinguished
- enormous
- essential
- extensive
- extraordinary
- farreaching
- fateful
- goodly
- grave
- great
- highlevel
- important
- imposing
- impressive
- intense
- key
- large
- leading
- massive
- matchless
- material
- memorable
- meritorious
- moderately large
- momentous
- notable
- noteworthy
- outstanding
- paramount
- ponderous
- pressing
- prime
- principal
- remarkable
- serious
- significant
- sizable
- sober
- solemn
- substantial
- supreme
- top
- toplevel
- tremendous
- unparalleled
- vital
- weighty
- worthy of consideration
- worthy of remark
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Concept of “Major”
Traditional meaning of major in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Greater. Major haereditas venit unicuique nostrum a jure et legibus quam a parentibus: a greater legacy comes to every one of us from right and the law than from our parents. Majora regalia: the higher royal prerogatives. Majorae summae minor in est: the greater sum includes the lesser. Majus (lignum, etc.: see Magis. Ma jus jus: more right.
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Notes and References
- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Major”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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