Majorate
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The office or rank of a major.
- 1 To augment; to increase. obsolete
"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."
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More examples"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."
Etymology
From Latin maiōrātus, past participle of maiōrō (“to augment”), derived from Latin maior. By surface analysis, major + -ate (verb-forming suffix). See major (adjective).
From major (noun) + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
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