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English
Etymology
French majorat
Noun
majorat (countable and uncountable, plural majorats)
- (law) primogeniture
- (law) property that descends with a title
French
Etymology
From majeur + -at.
Pronunciation
Noun
majorat m (plural majorats)
- majorat
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French majorat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ʒoˈrat/
- Rhymes: -at
- Hyphenation: ma‧jo‧rat
Noun
majorat n (plural majorate)
- (uncountable) age (time of life when one attains full person rights)
- a ajunge la majorat ― to come of age
- 18th birthday party
Am fost invitat la majoratul tău.- I was invited to your 18th birthday party.
- (law) primogeniture
- (obsolete, rare) Synonym of majoritate (“majority”)
Declension
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
majorat (past participle of majora)
- past participle of majora
Further reading