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Major
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Major"1) Military language. The lowest of the staff officers; a degree higher than captain.
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Military
That which belongs or relates to the army.
Degree
1) Descents. This word is derived from the French degre, which is itself taken from the Latin gradus, and signifies literally, a step in a stairway, or the round of a ladder. 2) measures. In angular measures, a degree is equal to sixty minutes, or the thirtieth part of a sine. 3) persons. By degree, is understood the state or condition of a person.
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Major general
A military officer, commanding a division or number of regi- ments; the next in rank below a lieutenant general.
Majores
The male ascendant beyond the sixth degree were so called among the Romaus, and the term is still used in making genealogical tables.
Majority
1) Persons. The state or condition of a person who has arrived at full age. He is then said to be a major, in opposition to minor, which is his condition during infancy. 2) Government. The greater number of the voters; though in another sense, it means the greater number of votes given in which sense it is a mere plurality.
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Maintenance
1) Crimes. A malicious, or at least, officious interference in a suit in which the offender has no interest, to assist one of the parties to it against the other, with money or advice to prosecute or defend the action, without any authority of law. 2) Quasi contracts. The support which one person, who is bound by law to do so, gives to another for his living; for example, a father is bound to find maintenance for his children; and a child is required by law to main-tain his father or mother when they cannot support themselves, and he has ability to maintain them.
Maintenance and cure
Expenses incurred for food and lodging during recovery (maintenance) and necessary medical services (cure) for a seaman suffering from an illness or injury sustained in the service of the ship. The expenses arise in contract or in virtue of the general maritime law and they are payable for a reasonable period of time, depending on the circumstances of each case until "maximum cure" is achieved.
Maintenance port
An access point in the PBX (Private Branch Exchange) telephone equipment that is vulnerable to fraud. The port exists to allow the manufacturer's repair technicians to call into the PBX from a remote location and diagnose problems or administer maintenance software patches. Also known as the Remote Access Unit, or RAU.
Maison de dieu
House of God. In England the term, borrowed from the French, signified formerly a hospital, an almshouse, a monastery.
Majesty
Properly speaking, this term can be applied only to God, for it signifies that which surpasses all things in grandeur and superiority. But it is used to kings and emperors, as a title of honor. It sometimes means power, as when we say, the majesty of the people.
Major
Major general
A military officer, commanding a division or number of regi- ments; the next in rank below a lieutenant general.
Majores
The male ascendant beyond the sixth degree were so called among the Romaus, and the term is still used in making genealogical tables.
Majority
1) Persons. The state or condition of a person who has arrived at full age. He is then said to be a major, in opposition to minor, which is his condition during infancy. 2) Government. The greater number of the voters; though in another sense, it means the greater number of votes given in which sense it is a mere plurality.
Maker
This term is applied to one who makes a promissory note and promises to pay it when due. He who makes a bill of exchange is called the drawer, and frequently in common parlance and in books of Reports we find the word drawer inaccurately applied to the maker of a promissory note.
Making his law
A phrase used to denote the act of a person who wages his law.
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Military
That which belongs or relates to the army.
Degree
1) Descents. This word is derived from the French degre, which is itself taken from the Latin gradus, and signifies literally, a step in a stairway, or the round of a ladder. 2) measures. In angular measures, a degree is equal to sixty minutes, or the thirtieth part of a sine. 3) persons. By degree, is understood the state or condition of a person.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Major general
A military officer, commanding a division or number of regi- ments; the next in rank below a lieutenant general.
Majores
The male ascendant beyond the sixth degree were so called among the Romaus, and the term is still used in making genealogical tables.
Majority
1) Persons. The state or condition of a person who has arrived at full age. He is then said to be a major, in opposition to minor, which is his condition during infancy. 2) Government. The greater number of the voters; though in another sense, it means the greater number of votes given in which sense it is a mere plurality.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Maintenance
1) Crimes. A malicious, or at least, officious interference in a suit in which the offender has no interest, to assist one of the parties to it against the other, with money or advice to prosecute or defend the action, without any authority of law. 2) Quasi contracts. The support which one person, who is bound by law to do so, gives to another for his living; for example, a father is bound to find maintenance for his children; and a child is required by law to main-tain his father or mother when they cannot support themselves, and he has ability to maintain them.
Maintenance and cure
Expenses incurred for food and lodging during recovery (maintenance) and necessary medical services (cure) for a seaman suffering from an illness or injury sustained in the service of the ship. The expenses arise in contract or in virtue of the general maritime law and they are payable for a reasonable period of time, depending on the circumstances of each case until "maximum cure" is achieved.
Maintenance port
An access point in the PBX (Private Branch Exchange) telephone equipment that is vulnerable to fraud. The port exists to allow the manufacturer's repair technicians to call into the PBX from a remote location and diagnose problems or administer maintenance software patches. Also known as the Remote Access Unit, or RAU.
Maison de dieu
House of God. In England the term, borrowed from the French, signified formerly a hospital, an almshouse, a monastery.
Majesty
Properly speaking, this term can be applied only to God, for it signifies that which surpasses all things in grandeur and superiority. But it is used to kings and emperors, as a title of honor. It sometimes means power, as when we say, the majesty of the people.
Major
Major general
A military officer, commanding a division or number of regi- ments; the next in rank below a lieutenant general.
Majores
The male ascendant beyond the sixth degree were so called among the Romaus, and the term is still used in making genealogical tables.
Majority
1) Persons. The state or condition of a person who has arrived at full age. He is then said to be a major, in opposition to minor, which is his condition during infancy. 2) Government. The greater number of the voters; though in another sense, it means the greater number of votes given in which sense it is a mere plurality.
Maker
This term is applied to one who makes a promissory note and promises to pay it when due. He who makes a bill of exchange is called the drawer, and frequently in common parlance and in books of Reports we find the word drawer inaccurately applied to the maker of a promissory note.
Making his law
A phrase used to denote the act of a person who wages his law.
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