onomastic

[ on-uh-mas-tik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to proper names.
2. of or relating to onomastics.
3. Law. (of a signature) written in the handwriting other than that of the document, instrument, etc., to which it is appended.

onomastic

/ ˌɒnəˈmæstɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to proper names
2. law denoting a signature in a different handwriting from that of the document to which it is attached

Word History and Origins

Origin of onomastic¹

1600–10; < Greek onomastikós, derivative of onomázein to name; -tic

Word History and Origins

Origin of onomastic¹

C17: from Greek onomastikos, from onomazein to name, from onoma name