PRONOMINAL


Meaning of PRONOMINAL in English

— 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .