— pronominally , adv.
/proh nom"euh nl/ , adj.
1. Gram. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: "My" in "my book" is a pronominal adjective. "There" is a pronominal adverb.
2. Heraldry. noting the coat of arms on a quartered escutcheon: customarily occupying the first quarter and being the original coat of arms of the paternal line.
n.
3. Gram. a pronominal word.
[ 1635-45; pronominalis. See PRONOUN, -AL 1 ]