Full Age?

Good Afternoon.
On my Great Grandfather's marriage certificate it has his age as 'full age' I have no idea what this means. Does anyone know?

 

It means 21 years old or older.

 

And it can be so annoying too!

 

But just a warning - people often lied! I have a few brides and grooms who gave 'full age' but were certainly not.

 

As Steve stated people often lied, it was a way of fooling the church into thinking that one or both of the couple didn't need parent permission to marry, when in truth they did. When needs must.

 

That along with the "father-deceased".

 

Thank you.