MAJOR

major (may-j<<schwa>>r). [Latin] 1.Roman law. An older person, esp. one older than 25 and hence of full capacity. 2.Roman law. An ascendant; an ancestor. 3.Hist. A mayor. 4.ADULT. 5. In the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, or U.S. Marine Corps, a commissioned officer who ranks above a captain and below a lieutenant-colonel.

[Blacks Law 8th]