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Definition of Cognominal
1. a. Of or pertaining to a cognomen; of the nature of a surname.
2. n. One bearing the same name; a namesake.
Definition of Cognominal
1. Noun. (obsolete) One bearing the same name; a namesake. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cognominal
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cognominal
Literary usage of Cognominal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Ancient Geography: Explaining the Local Appellations in ...by Alexander MacBean, Samuel Johnson by Alexander MacBean, Samuel Johnson (1773)
"Now Fuligno, in the duchy of Spoletto. E. Long. 13" 30». Lat. 43«. vy, &c.
Now Lago di Celano, from a cognominal citadel, lying in the ..."
2. The Classical Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Ancient Geography, Sacred and Profane by William Hazlitt (1851)
"III. purl us. a port of Chios, within the cognominal promontory. ... PHASELIS, I.
a town of Judaea, in a cognominal valley of Judaea, NE of Jericho. ..."
3. The Classical Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Ancient Geography, Sacred and Profane by William Hazlitt (1851)
"II. capital of the cognominal island. III. an isl. of Egypt, at Alexandria, ...
I. a town of Judaea, in a cognominal valley of Judaea, NE of Jericho. ..."
4. A Compendium of the Law of Real and Personal Property Primarily Connected by Josiah William Smith, James Trustram (1884)
"And in default of descendant of the purchaser, the inheritance shall go to one
of his lineal cognominal male ancestors, or to one or some of the descendants ..."
5. Oliver Optic's Magazine by Oliver Optic (1875)
"Do you happen to have the other half-hitch of his cognominal appellation? ...
"His other half-hitch — the complementary portion of his cognominal ..."
6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1881)
"The second period extends from 1538 to 1837, and presents diminished opportunities
for cognominal increase. It is the era of parochial registers. ..."
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