nonage
nonage · nonages
The state of being under legal ageThe state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor.
UK/ˈnəʊnɪd͡ʒ/US/ˈnoʊnəd͡ʒ/
Meaning
2 sensesThe state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor.
any age prior to the legal age
(obsolete, rare)A payment formerly made to the parish clergy upon the death of a parishioner, consisting of a ninth of the movable goods.
Origin
From Anglo-Norman nounage, corresponding to non- + age. From Late Latin nonagium, from nōFrom Anglo-Norman nounage, corresponding to non- + age.
From Late Latin nonagium, from nōnus (“ninth”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source