Maggiores
Maggiores is a term that appears in several Romance-language contexts, most often as a plural form related to the adjective maggiore, meaning greater or major. In Italian, maggiori is used to describe things that are larger, more important, or of higher rank, and it occurs in phrases such as scale maggiori (major scales) or popolazione maggiore (larger population). The form can also function as the plural noun when referring to a group that is older or senior, as in i maggiori, meaning the elders or elder members of a family or community.
In Latin, the corresponding term is maiores, the standard plural of magnus (greater) and of maior (elder,
In musical terminology, maggiori is encountered in Italian to indicate major tonalities or modes, particularly in
As a proper noun or surname, Maggiores or similar variants may appear in historical records or local
Overall, Maggiores functions primarily as a linguistic variant tied to greater or major distinctions, with plural