The Collaborative International Dictionary
Majorate
Majorate \Ma"jor*ate\, n. The office or rank of a major.
Majorate
Majorate \Ma"jor*ate\, v. t. [LL. majorare to augment. See
Major, a.]
To augment; to increase. [Obs.]
--Howell.
Wiktionary
majorate
n. The office or rank of a major. vb. (context obsolete English) To augment; to increase.