Meaning of cognominally | Babel Free

Definitions

By way of cognomen, in regard to the cognomen.

not-comparable

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;”

““Rich in worldly things,” I resumed, with a sigh⟳, “but cognominally I am impoverished, degraded, sunk deeper than plummet ever sounded. Were it a fair name⟳, I could submit⟳; but this is a nickname, a byword, a reproach.[…]””

“Oh, Wilhelmina—Wilhelmina— / Sweet swearer “by the living jingo!”— / Thy Goldsmith ne’er had soiled so fine a / Mouth as thine own⟳ with vulgar lingo, / But for thine other name⟳;—he knew / That “gods” must knuckle down to “fegs,” / When oaths out-flew from maids like⟳ you, / Cognominally known as—Skeggs.”

“The double⟳ ovals appear⟳ in other monuments, and thus cognominally identify⟳ the kings.”

“Be it notified unto you, that I am lineally descended from my hero: the masculine parent of King Arthur was cognominally furnished like⟳ myself—he also was a Pendragon.”

“He made many inquiries about the business of the town, and especially of the inhabitants cognominally.”

“Unlike other names in the Conte del Graal, Perceval’s name⟳ is unique in that it consists of a baptismal name⟳ followed by an adjective used cognominally (15).[…]In the versions where she is connected cognominally with Arthur’s kingdom, her identity functions ironically with respect⟳ to Gauvain, the model⟳ citizen of Logres.”

“The L S T known to Washington Pearl Harbor and its own⟳ anonymous flagship only as 1066—dubbed the Reluctant Green Dragon (no doubt⟳ cognominally redundant with more than a few of her fungible sisters) by the men who as chosen taxpayers considered themselves her proprietors,[…].”

“Now, in Tossim’s habitation there abode a female chattel servant cognominally known as Morgenthaunia.”

“Due to this bunkerlike quality, the Womb is cognominally referred to as the Pillbox, frequently annexed by recreational drug users;”

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