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Webster 1913 Edition


Majorate

Ma′jor-ate

,
Noun.
The office or rank of a major.

Ma′jor-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[LL.
majorare
to augment. See
Major
,
Adj.
]
To augment; to increase.
[Obs.]
Howell.

Definition 2024


majorate

majorate

English

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) To augment; to increase.
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Noun

majorate (plural majorates)

  1. The office or rank of a major.