nonage
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman nounage, corresponding to non- + age.
[edit] Noun
nonage (plural nonages)
- The state of being a minor.
- A time of immaturity.
[edit] Etymology 2
From Late Latin nonagium, from nōnus (“ninth”).
[edit] Noun
nonage (plural nonages)
- (obsolete, rare) A payment formerly made from to the parish clergy upon the death of a parishioner.
