denominative (denominativ)

and n. [= F. déno min at if = Pr. denominatiu = Sp. Pg. It. enominativo, denominated ; ated ; ppr. denominating . [ nat us , pp. of denominare (> F.dénommer =Pr.de- nommar = Sp. denominar = Pg. denomear = It. denominare), name, de + no min are , name: see nominate.] To name; give a name or epithet to: call. This is the residence of the pasha of Tripoli, from which city the whole pashalic is denominated . Pococke , Description of the East, II. i. 101. The stuff which is denominated everlasting, and used as pantaloons by careful parents for their children. Sydney Smith , To Mrs. Holland, ix. Adversity has been wisely denominated the ordeal Irving , Knickerbocker, p. 423. of true greatne . The minister was sometimes denominated the priest. Bancroft, Hist. U. S., I. 218. ... =Syn. To call, style, entitle, designate, dub. in 1476, only after the residence of fifteen years, which was required of aliens before denization. Bancroft, Hist. U. S., I. 10.