nonage

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The founding father of black humor in a new, splendidly gutty translation of his classic about the bitter, unbreakable orphan whose childhood and nonage were a lugubrious epic of squalor, filth, misery and hatred.

From Time Magazine Archive

His "hoy," "bunk" and "bull" stories, his hoaxes, false fronts and fabrications were easily detected and. cast out when he was in his professional nonage.

From Time Magazine Archive

Marriages are usually arranged by mothers in nonage, but consulting the destined bride.

From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

His nonage threw power into the hands of Somerset and then of Northumberland, and enabled Gardiner and Bonner to maintain that the royal supremacy over the church was, or should be, in abeyance.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

In my nonage I believed humanity could be reformed if only it were intelligently preached at for a sufficiently long period.

From A Christmas Garland by Beerbohm, Max, Sir