relative major

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noun Music.

the major key whose tonic is the third degree of a given minor key.

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Origin of relative major

First recorded in 1840–50

It is as though the term 'dominant' when applied to a Minor key were made to mean the dominant of the relative Major key.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro
A new subject in the relative major is treated in imitative fashion.
The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. Shedlock
The second subject, in the orthodox relative major, is evolved from the principal theme.
The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. Shedlock
In a minor movement the second subject is found more often in the relative major than in the dominant minor.
The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. Shedlock

Major; Minor: Major and Minor keys having the same signature should be called relative major and minor.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens