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full age
Adult or mature age, esp. (in opposition to nonage) the age of 21 years. Cf. age n. 3.
1622Bacon Holy War (1629) 129 That after full Age the Sonnes should Expulse their Fathers and Mothers out of their Possessions. 1675Brooks Gold. Key Wks. 1867 V. 320 God had a respect to the non-age and full-age of his people. 1818Cruise Digest (ed. 2) V. 428 Those..who are of full age and sufficient understanding, should have power to suffer a common recovery. 1885Gladstone in Chr. World 15 Jan. 37/1 The anniversary..which will to-morrow bring your Royal Highness to full age.
attrib.a1659Cleveland Poor Cavalier 11 E'er ripe Rebellion had a full-age Power.
Hence † full-aged ppl. a., being of full or mature age. Of a horse: Exceeding the age of 6 years (now simply, aged). Obs.
1631Quarles Div. Poems, Samson xiii. 31 A full ag'd Lyon, who had sought..his long-desired prey. 1682Lond. Gaz. No. 1737/4 A chesnut sorrel Nag, with a bob Tail, full aged. 1712Steele Spect. No. 514 ⁋4 There stood by her a man full-aged, and of great gravity. 1724Lond. Gaz. No. 6310/3 A sorrel Horse..full aged. |