| Minorat | ‖n. [ G. Cf. Minor, a. ] (Law) A custom or right, analogous to borough-English in England, formerly existing in various parts of Europe, and surviving in parts of Germany and Austria, by which certain entailed estates, as a homestead and adjacent land, descend to the youngest male heir. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Minorate | v. t. [ L. minoratus; p. p. of minorare to diminish, fr. minor, a. See 1st Minor. ] To diminish. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Minoration | n. [ L. minoratio: cf. F. minoration. ] A diminution. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |