eo nomine
Americanadverb
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The first specific references to "subcommittees," eo nomine, are of date May 23, May 25, and June 27, 1638.
From British Committees, Commissions, and Councils of Trade and Plantations, 1622-1675 by Andrews, Charles M.
There were few New England dentists eo nomine until well into this century—but three in Boston in 1816.
From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse
Disquisitio, an Pelagiana sint illa dogmata, quæ nunc sub eo nomine traducuntur.
From The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works by Burigny, Jean Lévesque de
Mr. Hastings declares that they were not seized for the purpose of extorting money, but that they were seized in order to be punished for their crimes, and, eo nomine, for this crime of rebellion.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
I do not know that there is a law in any State of the Union that eo nomine establishes slavery; I do not know.
From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene)
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