Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Maioid

Mai″oid (?), a. [Maia + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the genus Maia, or family Maiadeæ.

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Maister

Mais″ter (?), n. Master. Chaucer. Spenser.

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Maister (2)

Mais″ter, a. Principal; chief. Chaucer.

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Maistre

{ Mais″tre (?), Mais″trie, Mais″try (?) }, n. Mastery; superiority; art. See Mastery. Chaucer.

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Maistress

Mais″tress (?), n. Mistress. Chaucer.

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Maithes

Mai″thes (?), n.(Bot.) Same as Maghet.

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Maize

Maize (?), n. [Sp. maiz. fr. mahiz or mahis, is the language of the Island of Hayti.] (Bot.) A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Z. Mays), widely cultivated as a...

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Majestatic

{ Maj′es‐tat″ic (?), Maj′es‐tat″‐al (?), } a. Majestic. E. Pocock.Dr. J. Scott.

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Majestic

Ma‐jes″tic (?), a. [From Majesty.] Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand. “The majestic world.” Shak. “Teth...

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Majestical

Ma‐jes″tic‐al (?), a. Majestic. Cowley.An older architecture, greater, cunninger, more majestical. M. Arnold.— Ma‐jes″tic‐al‐ly, adv. — Ma‐jes″tic‐al‐ness, n.

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Majesticness

Ma‐jes″tic‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being majestic. Oldenburg.

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Majesty

Maj″es‐ty (?), n.; pl.Majesties (#). [OE. magestee, F. majesté, L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great. See Major, Master.] The dignity and authority of sovereign power...

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Majolica

Ma‐jol″i‐ca (?), n. A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy decoration, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century.☞ The term is said to be deri...

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Major

Ma″jor (?), [L. major, compar. of magnus great: cf. F. majeur. Cf. Master, Mayor, Magnitude, More, a.] 1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assem...

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Major (2)

Ma″jor, n. [F. major. See Major, a.] 1. (Mil.) An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.2. (Law) A person of full ag...

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Major general

Ma″jor gen″er‐al (?). An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division o...

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Major-domo

Ma′jor–do″mo (?), n. [Sp. mayordomo, or It. maggiordomo; both fr. LL. majordomus; L. major greater + domus house.] A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as mast...

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Majorat

‖Ma′jo′rat″ (?), n. [F. majorat, LL. majoratus. See Major, a., and cf. Majorate.] 1. The right of succession to property according to age; — so termed in some of the countries o...

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Majorate

Ma″jor‐ate (?), n. The office or rank of a major.

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Majorate (2)

Ma″jor‐ate (?), v. t. [LL. majorare to augment. See Major, a.] To augment; to increase. Howell.

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Majoration

Ma′jor‐a″tion (?), n. Increase; enlargement. Bacon.

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Majorcan

Ma‐jor″can (?), a. Of or pertaining to Majorca. — n. A native or inhabitant of Majorca.

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Majority

Ma‐jor″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Majorities (#). [F. majorité. See Major.] 1. The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority. Specifically: (a) The military rank of a ma...

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Majorship

Ma″jor‐ship (?), n. The office of major.

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Majoun

Maj″oun (?), n. See Madjoun.

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Majusculæ

‖Ma‐jus″cu‐læ (?), n. pl. [L., fem. pl. fr. majusculus somewhat greater or great, dim. of major, majus. See Major.] (Palæography) Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the...

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Majuscule

Ma‐jus″cule (?), n. [Cf. F. majuscule. See Majusculæ.] A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majusculæ.Majuscule writing, writing composed wholly of...