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Definition of Nonage
1. Noun. Any age prior to the legal age.
Exact synonyms: Minority
Generic synonyms: Legal Status, Age, Eld
Antonyms: Majority
Derivative terms: Minor
Generic synonyms: Legal Status, Age, Eld
Antonyms: Majority
Derivative terms: Minor
Definition of Nonage
1. n. The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes.
2. n. Time of life before a person becomes of age; legal immaturity; minority.
Definition of Nonage
1. Noun. The state of being a minor. ¹
2. Noun. A time of immaturity. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete rare) A payment formerly made from to the parish clergy upon the death of a parishioner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonage
1. a period of immaturity [n -S]
Medical Definition of Nonage
1. The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes. Origin: LL. Nonagium, from L. Nonus ninth, novem nine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)