major term

1. 1.

   the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion

   Broaderterm

   Part ofconclusionmajor premise

Questions about major term

What does major term mean?

major term means "the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion".

Is major term a common word?

major term is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.