Cartoon Guy Holding Stack Of Books

A Fortiori

ABC Blocks

A fortiori (ah-for-she-ory) Latin for “with even stronger reason,” which applies to a situation in which if one thing is true then it can be inferred that a second thing is even more certainly true. Thus, if Abel is too young to serve as captain, then his younger brother Cain certainly is too young.

Was This Term Helpful?

16 out of 44 found this helpful


Still got a question or concern?

Click here to contact us or go back to the main Glossary page.