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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