nonage
/ˈnəʊnɪd͡ʒ/US/ˈnoʊnəd͡ʒ/
nonage noun: the state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor.
Noun (1)
nonage (plural nonages)
- The state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor.
- His vvarlike vvife Simeramis, her huſband being dead, / And ſonne in nonage, faining him ſhe ruled in his ſtéede: / Delating in a males attire the Empire nevve begonne: / The vvhich, his yeares admitting it, ſhe yealded to her ſonne.1586, William Warner, “The First. Chapter I.”, in Albions England. Or Historicall Map of the Same Island: […], London: […] George Robinson [and R. Ward] for Thomas Cadman, […], →OCLC, page 2
- 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.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
Noun (2)
nonage (plural nonages)
- A payment formerly made to the parish clergy upon the death of a parishioner, consisting of a ninth of the movable goods.
nonage meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada
nonage in Tamil
- முதிரா வயது, உரிய வயது எய்தாமை
nonage in Urdu
- عدم بلوغت, بالک پن, کم سنی, لڑکپن, نابالغی
nonage in Bengali
- অপ্রাপ্তবয়স্কতা, নাবালকত্ব, অপরিপক্বতা
nonage in Kannada
- ಬಾಲ್ಯ, ಬಾಲ್ಯಾವಸ್ಥೆ, ಅಪ್ರಾಪ್ತವಯಸ್ಸು, ಚಿಕ್ಕವನು, ಕಿರಿಯ
Examples of nonage in a sentence
- 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.1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of the Life of Sally Salisbury:
- Romancers, from Time's nonage, have invented and have manipulated a host of staple severances for their puppet lovers […]1917, James Cabell, chapter 39, in The Cream of the Jest, New York: Modern Library, published 1922, page 235:
- Which appeal caused but a strange dumb gesturing and gurgling in Billy; amazement at such an accusation so suddenly sprung on inexperienced nonage […]1888–1891, Herman Melville, “[Billy Budd, Foretopman.] Chapter XVII.”, in Billy Budd and Other Stories, London: John Lehmann, published...
Forms of nonage
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Origin of nonage
From Anglo-Norman nounage, corresponding to non- + age.
From Late Latin nonagium, from nōnus (“ninth”).
Questions about nonage
- What does nonage mean?
- Nonage means the state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor.
- What is nonage in Tamil?
- Nonage in Tamil is முதிரா வயது, உரிய வயது எய்தாமை. See Nonage meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use nonage in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is nonage?
- Nonage is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nonage?
- Nonage is pronounced /ˈnəʊnɪd͡ʒ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nonage?
- The plural of nonage is nonages.
Words near nonage in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nonage (page history and authors); nonage (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nonage (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nonage (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nonage (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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