Ma-tū'ri-ty, n.

n. [Lat. maturitas, Fr. maturité, O. Fr. meürté, Pr. maturitat, It. maturità.]

1. The state of being mature; ripeness; a state of perfection or completeness; as, the maturity of age or of judgment; the maturity of corn or of grass; the maturity of a plan or scheme.
2. Arrival at the time fixed for payment; a becoming due; termination of the period a note has to run.