minorat

From German Minorat.

minorat (uncountable)

1. (law, historical) A custom or right, analogous to borough English in England, formerly existing in various parts of Europe, by which certain entailed estates, such as a homestead and adjacent land, descended to the youngest male heir.

• majorat

• Martino, tormina

minōrat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of minōrō

Borrowed from Italian minorato.

• IPA^(key): /mɪ.nɔˈraːt/

minorat (feminine singular minorata, plural minorati)

1. diminished

From minor +‎ -at.

minorat n (uncountable)

1. minority (the state of being a minor)