Index of English words, starting with "ma"

(1) - Majolica (n.) A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century.

(1) - Major (a.) A mayor.
(2) - Major (a.) That premise which contains the major term. It its the first proposition of a regular syllogism; as: No unholy person is qualified for happiness in heaven [the major]. Every man in his natural state is unholy [minor]. Therefore, no man in his natural state is qualified for happiness in heaven [conclusion or inference].
(3) - Major (a.) A person of full age.
(4) - Major (a.) An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.
(5) - Major (a.) Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone.
(6) - Major (a.) Of full legal age.
(7) - Major (a.) Of greater dignity; more important.
(8) - Major (a.) Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.

(1) - Major-domo (n.) A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as master of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister or officer.

(1) - Majority (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.
(2) - Majority (n.) Ancestors; ancestry.
(3) - Majority (n.) The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast.
(4) - Majority (n.) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs.
(5) - Majority (n.) The military rank of a major.
(6) - Majority (n.) The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority.