the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union
permission to do something
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
belonging to or lasting from times long ago
how long something has existed
an era of history having some distinctive feature
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
a late time of life
