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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
One who has attained his full age and has acquired all his civil rights; one who is no longer a minor; an adult. See Majobity. In Military Law. The officer next in rank above a captain. For the use of the word in Latin maxims, see Maxims.