Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly.
1551, Thomas Wilson, The Rule of Reason..., sig. F8:
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(law) A child, a person who has not reached the age of majority, consent, etc. and is legally subject to fewer responsibilities and less accountability and entitled to fewer legal rights and privileges.
No, he can't get a mortgage or sell the house. He's still a minor. For the most part, he can't sign a legally binding contract.
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A lesser person or thing, a person, group or thing of minor rank or in the minor leagues.
He was only a minor when he succeeded his father to the barony.
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