Cognominally
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 By way of cognomen, in regard to the cognomen. not-comparable
"She accompliſhed in 1706 a union of England and Scotland into one kingdom, ſtyled, cognominally with the the^([sic]) iland of which they are parts, the kingdom of Great-Britain;"
Example
More examples"She accompliſhed in 1706 a union of England and Scotland into one kingdom, ſtyled, cognominally with the the^([sic]) iland of which they are parts, the kingdom of Great-Britain;"
Etymology
From cognominal + -ly.
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