major suit

American  

noun

Bridge.

1. hearts or spades, especially with reference to their higher point values.

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major suit British  

noun

1. bridge hearts or spades Compare minor suit

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Etymology

Origin of major suit

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Texas, was the third time the high court has taken up a major suit on the ACA.

From Salon

But the Justice Department, after its own 16-month investigation, filed a major suit against Google on Tuesday relying on those very same antitrust laws.

From New York Times

In “Caravaggio’s Cardsharps on Trial,” Spear provides a detailed, insider’s account of a major suit brought in London against Sotheby’s auction house.

From Washington Post

South had such a device: he bid two diamonds to show diamonds and a major suit.

From The Guardian

It is “normal” to lead a major suit after this sequence.

From New York Times