means The greater number or part of something — more than half of a group, or the larger share of votes, opinions, or people.

from From Latin 'maior,' meaning 'greater,' the comparative of 'magnus' (great, large) — the same root that gives us 'major,' 'mayor,' and 'magnify.' It traveled through Medieval Latin 'maioritas' and into English by way of French, originally carrying the sense of 'superiority' or 'the greater part' before settling into its modern arithmetic of more-than-half.