noun
majority
The age at which a person legally becomes an adult.
The inheritance becomes available when she reaches majority.
Etymology
The Latin ancestor concerns being greater or older. Legal majority is the status reached when a person is recognized as old enough to exercise adult rights.
More examples
- The document defines when the beneficiary attains majority.
- Before reaching majority, he needed a guardian's consent.
- The law set the age of majority for those decisions.
Forms
majority · majorities
Similar words
- adulthood
- The broader adult stage, not necessarily a legal threshold.