COGNOMINAL

Adjective

cognominal (not comparable)

Of or relating to a cognomen.

Noun

cognominal (plural cognominals)

(obsolete) One bearing the same name; a namesake.

Anagrams

• gnomonical

Source: Wiktionary


Cog*nom"i*nal, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to a cognomen; of the nature of a surname.

Cog*nom"i*nal, n.

Definition: One bearing the same name; a namesake. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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