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noun
The office or rank of a major.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Synonyms: majorship
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To augment; to increase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From major (noun) + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
From Latin maiōrātus, past participle of maiōrō (“to augment”), derived from Latin maior. By surface analysis, major + -ate (verb-forming suffix). See major (adjective).
