Nonage

Quick meaning: Nonage is a noun meaning The state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor.

Meaning

The state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor.

More Meanings

1. (obsolete, rare) A payment formerly made to the parish clergy upon the death of a parishioner, consisting of a ninth of the movable goods.

Example Sentences

Romancers, from Time's nonage, have invented and have manipulated a host of staple severances for their puppet lovers […]

Which appeal caused but a strange dumb gesturing and gurgling in Billy; amazement at such an accusation so suddenly sprung on inexperienced nonage […]

In him there is a hope of government, / That in his nonage council under him, / And in his full and ripen'd years himself, / No doubt, shall then and till then govern well.

The other he used to recreate himself with, after he had been solemnly Contracted to his intended Spouse who was in her Nonage, and kept her till his Wife was ripe for Consummation.

Word Forms

• nonages

Synonyms for nonage

Depending on context, synonyms include minority.

Antonyms for nonage

Common opposites include majority.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include minority, adolescence, minorship, infancy, minorityhood, dwarfage.

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