thành đinh
Definition
- 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.