adjective/ma.ʒœʁ/
greater, larger, more important; of great importance, main, major, principal, greatest; major, adult, of age (who has attained the age of majority, who is over the legal age of majority); major
“majeur et vacciné” — old enough to look after oneself
Antonyms: mineur, moindre
From Middle French majeur, a borrowing from Latin maior (“larger, greater”). Doublet of maire, major, and mayeur.