minor term

British  

noun

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

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minor term

If the middle term, as thus restricted, is still found in the minor term, the argument is valid; if not, it fails.

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

Therefore the minor term is undistributed in the minor premiss, where it is predicate.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

For, if not, the minor premise being affirmative, there will be illicit process of the minor term.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth

Here is an instance of the latter kind in which the minor term is at fault—   Anything over a hundredweight is too heavy to lift.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

Now, taking the syllogism formally, this is true: if the conclusion go beyond the premises, there must be either four terms, or illicit process of the major or minor term.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth