full agen.¹adj.

Brit.

/ˌfʊl ˈeɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˌfʊl ˈeɪdʒ/

Forms: see full adj., n.², and adv. and age n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: full adj., age n.

Etymology: < full adj. + age n. Compare post-classical Latin aetas plena (5th cent.), Anglo-Norman and Middle French plein age (early 14th cent. or earlier). Compare earlier full eld n. at full adj., n.², and adv. Compounds 1b. Compare nonage n.¹

A. n.¹

Adult or mature age; the age at which a person is considered (esp. for legal purposes) to have the status of an adult; the age of majority. Often opposed to nonage. Cf. age n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > adulthood or maturity

full eldOE

agec1275

douthc1275

full agec1390

maturitya1475

years?1532

just age1541

just years1541

consistencea1613

grown years1645

legal age1658

adultness1663

adultagea1670

muttonhood1841

adulthood1850

c1390 (?c1350) Virgin of Antioch l. 439 in C. Horstmann Sammlung Altengl. Legenden (1878) 32 (MED) Þe same sentence condempne schuld me To paye..Of myn oune heritage, ȝif þat i were of ful age.

1422 Deed 25 June (P.R.O.: E 40/5631) Be resoun of tender age of Thomas..þe forsaid Willam to have..ward & kepyng..vn to þe full age of þe forsaid Thomas.

a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 296 (MED) When þat he comyth to his full Age [a1500 BL Add. cometh to age].

c1523 J. Rastell tr. Tenuris sig. Ai The lawe wyl be cause of his tender age that the lord hym shall haue in his warde tyll the full age of hym [Fr. al pleyn age de suy], that is to saye .xxi. yeres.

1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. xxxiiii^v No man of full age shall be receyued in any plee by the lawe to dyfalte or dysable his owne persone.

a1626 F. Bacon Advt. Holy Warre in Certaine Misc. Wks. (1629) 129 That after full Age, the Sonnes should Expulse their Fathers, and Mothers, out of their Possessions.

1675 T. Brooks Paradice Opened 52 God had a respect to the non-age and full age of his people.

1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 183 At the young Lord's full Age, the Books themselves..were exhibited for a Render of his Accounts.

1761 Acts & Laws New-Hampsh. 236 Any person of full age, shall be so set to work, as aforesaid.

1792 in B. Boothroyd Hist. Pontefract (1807) App. p. xxii Nor shall any boy..be permitted to stay at such school beyond the full age of sixteen years, unless it is intended to send any of the boys to any of the universities of Oxford or Cambridge;..such boys or boy..may be continued at the said school to the full age of eighteen, and no longer.

1805 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. V. 392 Those..who are of full age and sufficient understanding, should have power to suffer a common recovery.

1885 W. E. Gladstone in Christian World 15 Jan. 37/1 The anniversary..which will to-morrow bring your Royal Highness to full age.

1905 Laws Indiana: 64th Session 440 The words ‘delinquent child’ shall include any boy under the full age of sixteen years and any girl under the full age of seventeen years who shall violate any law of this state or any ordinance of a city.

1957 Pop. Photogr. Feb. 89/1 I hereby warrant that I am of full age and have every right to contract in my own name in the above regard.

2007 Third Way Apr. 35/2 Article 16 is about the right to marry at a 'full age'. What age is that? In Britain it is 16.

B. adj. (chiefly attributive).

That is of full or mature age; = full-aged adj.In quot. a1658, which appears to be an isolated early example, the meaning seems to be ‘fully developed or matured’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > maturity > [adjective]

oldlyOE

rankOE

ripedOE

thowenc1200

waxena1325

ripea1393

thrivena1400

provect1531

big1552

mellowed1575

adulted1645

full agea1658

adult1742

ripeful?1836

unyouthful1859

untender1879

maturish1885

a1658 J. Cleveland Poor Cavalier in Wks. (1687) 328 E'er ripe Rebellion had a full-age Power, To commit Laud, and Gourney to the Tower.

1872 Essex Standard 5 July The Judges passed over the three-year-old and full age horses, and gave him the cup.

1902 Holstein-Friesian Herd-book 5 38 All animals above five years of age in a class to be known as the full age form.

1922 League of Nations Official Jrnl. Mar. 286 The legal measures, which protect full-age women and girls against abuse to immoral purposes, also apply..to women and girls under age.

1991 C. Hunter Better Trout Habitat vii. 165 The habitat alteration had greatly increased overwinter survival of full-age classes of brook trout.

2013 Daily Trust (Abuja) (Nexis) 28 July Under Islamic Law, any girl that has reached the age of puberty is a full-age woman.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	full age
释义	full agen.¹adj. Brit. /ˌfʊl ˈeɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˌfʊl ˈeɪdʒ/ Forms: see full adj., n.², and adv. and age n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: full adj., age n. Etymology: < full adj. + age n. Compare post-classical Latin aetas plena (5th cent.), Anglo-Norman and Middle French plein age (early 14th cent. or earlier). Compare earlier full eld n. at full adj., n.², and adv. Compounds 1b. Compare nonage n.¹ A. n.¹ Adult or mature age; the age at which a person is considered (esp. for legal purposes) to have the status of an adult; the age of majority. Often opposed to nonage. Cf. age n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > adulthood or maturity full eldOE agec1275 douthc1275 full agec1390 maturitya1475 years?1532 just age1541 just years1541 consistencea1613 grown years1645 legal age1658 adultness1663 adultagea1670 muttonhood1841 adulthood1850 c1390 (?c1350) Virgin of Antioch l. 439 in C. Horstmann Sammlung Altengl. Legenden (1878) 32 (MED) Þe same sentence condempne schuld me To paye..Of myn oune heritage, ȝif þat i were of ful age. 1422 Deed 25 June (P.R.O.: E 40/5631) Be resoun of tender age of Thomas..þe forsaid Willam to have..ward & kepyng..vn to þe full age of þe forsaid Thomas. a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 296 (MED) When þat he comyth to his full Age [a1500 BL Add. cometh to age]. c1523 J. Rastell tr. Tenuris sig. Ai The lawe wyl be cause of his tender age that the lord hym shall haue in his warde tyll the full age of hym [Fr. al pleyn age de suy], that is to saye .xxi. yeres. 1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. xxxiiii^v No man of full age shall be receyued in any plee by the lawe to dyfalte or dysable his owne persone. a1626 F. Bacon Advt. Holy Warre in Certaine Misc. Wks. (1629) 129 That after full Age, the Sonnes should Expulse their Fathers, and Mothers, out of their Possessions. 1675 T. Brooks Paradice Opened 52 God had a respect to the non-age and full age of his people. 1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 183 At the young Lord's full Age, the Books themselves..were exhibited for a Render of his Accounts. 1761 Acts & Laws New-Hampsh. 236 Any person of full age, shall be so set to work, as aforesaid. 1792 in B. Boothroyd Hist. Pontefract (1807) App. p. xxii Nor shall any boy..be permitted to stay at such school beyond the full age of sixteen years, unless it is intended to send any of the boys to any of the universities of Oxford or Cambridge;..such boys or boy..may be continued at the said school to the full age of eighteen, and no longer. 1805 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. V. 392 Those..who are of full age and sufficient understanding, should have power to suffer a common recovery. 1885 W. E. Gladstone in Christian World 15 Jan. 37/1 The anniversary..which will to-morrow bring your Royal Highness to full age. 1905 Laws Indiana: 64th Session 440 The words ‘delinquent child’ shall include any boy under the full age of sixteen years and any girl under the full age of seventeen years who shall violate any law of this state or any ordinance of a city. 1957 Pop. Photogr. Feb. 89/1 I hereby warrant that I am of full age and have every right to contract in my own name in the above regard. 2007 Third Way Apr. 35/2 Article 16 is about the right to marry at a 'full age'. What age is that? In Britain it is 16. B. adj. (chiefly attributive). That is of full or mature age; = full-aged adj.In quot. a1658, which appears to be an isolated early example, the meaning seems to be ‘fully developed or matured’. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > maturity > [adjective] oldlyOE rankOE ripedOE thowenc1200 waxena1325 ripea1393 thrivena1400 provect1531 big1552 mellowed1575 adulted1645 full agea1658 adult1742 ripeful?1836 unyouthful1859 untender1879 maturish1885 a1658 J. Cleveland Poor Cavalier in Wks. (1687) 328 E'er ripe Rebellion had a full-age Power, To commit Laud, and Gourney to the Tower. 1872 Essex Standard 5 July The Judges passed over the three-year-old and full age horses, and gave him the cup. 1902 Holstein-Friesian Herd-book 5 38 All animals above five years of age in a class to be known as the full age form. 1922 League of Nations Official Jrnl. Mar. 286 The legal measures, which protect full-age women and girls against abuse to immoral purposes, also apply..to women and girls under age. 1991 C. Hunter Better Trout Habitat vii. 165 The habitat alteration had greatly increased overwinter survival of full-age classes of brook trout. 2013 Daily Trust (Abuja) (Nexis) 28 July Under Islamic Law, any girl that has reached the age of puberty is a full-age woman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹adj.c1390
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full agen.1adj.

full agen.¹adj.