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▪ I. majorate, n. rare—0.|ˈmeɪdʒəreɪt|
[f. major n.1 + -ate1; cf. F. majorat in the same sense.]
The rank or office of a major; a majority.
1822Booth Analyt. Dict. 127 That [sc. the rank or office] of a Major is a Majorate, or a Majority.
▪ II. † majorate, v. Obs. rare—1.
[f. med.L. mājōrāt-, ppl. stem of mājōrāre, f. L. mājōr-em greater: see major a.]
trans. To make greater; to cause to increase or develop.
1656Blount Glossogr., Majorate, to make greater. 1660Howell Parley 142 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. |