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nonage¹

  • /ˈnəʊnɪd͡ʒ/ UK
  • /ˈnoʊnəd͡ʒ/ US

Rhymes with (UK) -əʊnɪdʒ

Where it comes from

From Anglo-Norman nounage, corresponding to non- + age.

noun nonages

  1. 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.

nonage²

Where it comes from

From Late Latin nonagium, from nōnus (“ninth”).

noun nonages

  1. obsolete, rare A payment formerly made to the parish clergy upon the death of a parishioner, consisting of a ninth of the movable goods.

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"nonage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nonage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nonage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nonage

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"nonage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nonage.

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@misc{nonage_2026,
  title = {nonage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nonage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}