minority, nonage
(noun) any age prior to the legal age
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nonage (plural nonages)
The state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor. [from 15th c.]
nonage (plural nonages)
(obsolete, rare) A payment formerly made from to the parish clergy upon the death of a parishioner, consisting of a ninth of the movable goods.
• Genoan, gonane
Source: Wiktionary
Non"age, n. Etym: [LL. nonagium, from L. nonus ninth, novem nine.] (Eccl.)
Definition: The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes. Mozley & W.
Non"age, n. Etym: [Pref. non- + age.]
Definition: Time of life before a person becomes of age; legal immaturity; minority. The human mind . . . was still in its nonage. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
