What does "nonage" mean?
Nonage: The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes. Mozley & W.
Additional senses
- 2.Time of life before a person becomes of age; legal immaturity; minority. The human mind . . . was still in its nonage. Coleridge.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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