Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MAJORATION
n.Increase; enlargement. [Not used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MAJORAT
Ma `jo `rat ", n. Etym: [F. majorat, LL. majoratus. See Major, a., and cf. Majorate. ]
1. The right of succession to property according to age; -- so termed in some of the countries of continental Europe.
2. (French Law )
Defn: Property, landed or funded, so attached to a title of honor as to descend with it.
MAJORATE
MAJORATE Ma "jor *ate, n.
Defn: The office or rank of a major.
MAJORATE
Ma "jor *ate, v. t. Etym: [LL. majorare to augment. See Major, a.]
Defn: To augment; to increase. [Obs. ] Howell.
MAJORATION
MAJORATION Ma `jor *a "tion, n.
Defn: Increase; enlargement. [Obs. ] Bacon.
Duden Dictionary
Majorat
Ma jo rat Substantiv, Neutrum Rechtswissenschaft , das |Major a t |das Majorat; Genitiv: des Majorat [e ]s, Plural: die Majorate lateinisch-mittellateinisch 1 Vorrecht des Ältesten auf das Erbgut; Ältestenrecht 2 nach dem Ältestenrecht zu vererbendes Gut; vgl. Minorat und Juniorat
Majoratsgut
Ma jo rats gut Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Major a tsgut |
French Dictionary
majoration
majoration n. f. nom féminin Augmentation. : Une majoration de prix, d ’impôt.
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