major term

British  

noun

1. logic the predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism, also occurring as the subject or predicate in the major premise

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major term

This is not a case of C being D. Here we see that the denial of the antecedent amounts to illicit process of the major term.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

The condition and the major term are "equipollent" in their extension.

From The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Acharya, Madhava

Therefore the major term would be distributed in the conclusion.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

The major term is usually the predicate of the major premise and the predicate of the conclusion.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)

I., namely, that the conclusion will be negative, and that therefore only a negative major premise can prevent illicit process of the major term.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth