Definition for MA-TU'RI-TY, or MA-TURE-NESS

MA-TU'RI-TY, or MA-TURE-NESS, n.

  1. Ripeness; a state of perfection or completeness; as, the maturity of age or of judgment; the maturity of corn or of grass; the maturity of a plan or scheme.
  2. In commerce, the maturity of a note or bill of exchange is the time when it becomes due.

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