1. (n.) The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority.

2. (n.) The military rank of a major.

3. (n.) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs.

4. (n.) The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast.

5. (n.) Ancestors; ancestry.

6. (n.) The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See Plurality.

accomplishment adulthood adultness age of consent ascendancy best part better part body bulk deanship driving age essence excellence favor flower of age full age full bloom full growth fullgrownness generality gist gravamen greatness grown-upness incomparability inimitability lead legal age legalis homo main body major part manhood manlihood mass mature age maturity meat more than half most one-upmanship plurality precedence predominance predomination preeminence preponderance preponderancy prepotence prepotency prerogative prestige prime prime of life priority privilege right-of-way ripe age riper years seniority skill substance success superiority the greatest number thrust toga virilis transcendence transcendency virility virtuosity womanhood womanlihood years of discretion