agnominate, v. ? Obs. rare.
(ægˈnɒmɪneɪt)
[f. L. agnōmināt- ppl. stem of agnōminā-re, f. agnomen; more commonly annominate.]
To bestow an agnomen on, style, nickname.
| 1595 Locrine iii. ii. 161 Silver streams Which in memorial of our victory Shall be agnominated by our name. 1656 Blount Glossogr., Agnominate, to allude to ones name, to nickname. [Not in Johnson 1775, but in Todd 1818, and mod. Dicts.] |