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mesnomer (1311)
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mesnomer (1311)

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mysnomer,  mysnommer,  mysnounner  
  FEW:  nominare 7,181a Gdf:  mesnommer 5,296c GdfC: ∅ TL: mesnomer 5,1657 DEAF:  nomer (*)  DMF:  ménommer  TLF: ∅ OED:  misnomer n.  MED:  misnoumer n.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

lawto misnomer, to make an error in naming a person or place: 
( 1338 )  Mes le noun del donour en l'especialté soit mesnomé et la ville auxi  YBB 11-12 Ed III 515
( 1388 )  si brief de trans soit porté vers plusours et un soit mysnounné, le brief n'abatra mye forsqz devers luy soul  YBB 12 Rich II 95

sbst. inf.

lawmisnomer, error in naming a person or place : 
( 1311 )  mesnomer d'un ne durra pas avantage a altre  YBB Ed II xi 12
( 1340 )  un disseisour ne put mye pleder a mesnomer de ville ne a mesprisioun de noun  YBB 14-15 Ed III 85
( 1425 )  le tenaunt mesme pledera mysnomer de luy mesme  Readings i 28.2

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See also:

mesnom  malnomement  malnomer  nomer 
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