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nonage definition

non·age (nän′ij, nō′nij)

noun

  1. Law
    1. the state of being under the lawful age for doing certain things, as marrying
    2. minority ()
  2. the period of immaturity

Etymology: ME < Anglo-Fr nounage < OFr nonage: see non- & age

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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