major

major (may-j[schwa]r). [Latin]

1. Roman law. An older person, esp. one older than 25 and hence of full capacity.

2. Roman law. An ascendant; an ancestor.

3. Hist. A mayor.

4. ADULT.

5. In the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, or U.S. Marine Corps, a commissioned officer who ranks above a captain and below a lieutenant-colonel.

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