† majoraten.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: major n.², -ate suffix¹.

Etymology: < major n.² + -ate suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin majoratus (11th cent. (frequently from 13th cent. in British sources) in this sense). Compare earlier majorship n., majority n.² N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (mēⁱ·dʒəreⁱt) /ˈmeɪdʒəreɪt/. French majorat, cited in N.E.D. (1904) s.v., appears to be attested in French dictionaries only from early 20th cent. and only in the restricted sense ‘title of an infirmière-major (senior nursing officer)’.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

The rank or office of major; = majority n.², majorship n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > major > position of

majorship1717

majority1760

majorate1822

1822 D. Booth Analyt. Dict. Eng. Lang. 127 That [sc. the rank or office] of a Major is a Majorate, or a Majority.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

† majoratev.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin maiorat- , maiorare ; major adj., -ate suffix³.

Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin maiorat-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of maiorare (see majoration n.), or independently < major adj. + -ate suffix³; in quot. 1660 probably independently formed as a back-formation < majoration n.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To make greater; to cause to increase or develop.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)]

echeOE

ekec1200

multiplya1275

morea1300

increase13..

vaunce1303

enlargec1380

augmenta1400

accrease1402

alargea1425

amply?a1425

great?1440

hainc1440

creasec1475

grow1481

amplea1500

to get upa1500

improve1509

ampliatea1513

auge1542

over1546

amplify1549

raise1583

grand1602

swell1602

magnoperate1610

greaten1613

accresce1626

aggrandize1638

majoratea1651

adauge1657

protend1659

reinforce1660

examplify1677

pluralize1750

to drive up1817

to whoop up1856

to jack up1884

upbuild1890

steepen1909

up1934

a1651 N. Culverwell Elegant Disc. Light of Nature (1652) xii. 130 Created understandings want spectacles to augment and majorate some objects.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Majorate, to make greater.

1660 J. Howell Θηρολογια 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.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	majorate
释义	† majoraten. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: major n.², -ate suffix¹. Etymology: < major n.² + -ate suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin majoratus (11th cent. (frequently from 13th cent. in British sources) in this sense). Compare earlier majorship n., majority n.² N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (mēⁱ·dʒəreⁱt) /ˈmeɪdʒəreɪt/. French majorat, cited in N.E.D. (1904) s.v., appears to be attested in French dictionaries only from early 20th cent. and only in the restricted sense ‘title of an infirmière-major (senior nursing officer)’. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. The rank or office of major; = majority n.², majorship n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > major > position of majorship1717 majority1760 majorate1822 1822 D. Booth Analyt. Dict. Eng. Lang. 127 That [sc. the rank or office] of a Major is a Majorate, or a Majority. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2021). † majoratev. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin maiorat- , maiorare ; major adj., -ate suffix³. Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin maiorat-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of maiorare (see majoration n.), or independently < major adj. + -ate suffix³; in quot. 1660 probably independently formed as a back-formation < majoration n. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To make greater; to cause to increase or develop. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] echeOE ekec1200 multiplya1275 morea1300 increase13.. vaunce1303 enlargec1380 augmenta1400 accrease1402 alargea1425 amply?a1425 great?1440 hainc1440 creasec1475 grow1481 amplea1500 to get upa1500 improve1509 ampliatea1513 auge1542 over1546 amplify1549 raise1583 grand1602 swell1602 magnoperate1610 greaten1613 accresce1626 aggrandize1638 majoratea1651 adauge1657 protend1659 reinforce1660 examplify1677 pluralize1750 to drive up1817 to whoop up1856 to jack up1884 upbuild1890 steepen1909 up1934 a1651 N. Culverwell Elegant Disc. Light of Nature (1652) xii. 130 Created understandings want spectacles to augment and majorate some objects. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Majorate, to make greater. 1660 J. Howell Θηρολογια 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. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1822v.a1651
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