Definition

1. Noun (Historical):
   • A male who has reached the legal age of adulthood: Specifically refers to a young man who has attained the age of eighteen, marking his transition into legal majority and full civic responsibilities in historical Vietnamese society.
   • An adult male liable for conscription and taxation: Denotes a man who has come of age and is therefore eligible for compulsory military service and obligated to pay taxes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong xã có thêm mười người đã thành đinh. (The village gained ten more men who had come of age.)
  • Theo luật cũ, tuổi thành đinh là mười tám. (According to the old law, the age of legal majority for males was eighteen.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in historical, legal, or sociological contexts to describe feudal or pre-modern demographic classifications. It is considered an archaic term in contemporary Vietnamese.

Variants and Related Words

• Đinh (n): Historically, an adult male counted for taxation and conscription purposes.
  • Sổ đinh ghi chép số đàn ông trong làng. (The male register recorded the number of men in the village.)

Synonyms

• Adult male: A fully grown man.
• Man of legal age: A male who has reached the age defined by law as an adult.
• Conscript: A person enlisted compulsorily for military service.

Related Concepts

• Sổ đinh: The village register or census listing all adult males eligible for conscription and taxation.
• Tuổi thành đinh: The specific age of attaining legal majority for males, traditionally eighteen.