pronominal

American  

[proh-nom-uh-nl] / proʊˈnɒm ə nl /

adjective

1. Grammar. 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.

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noun

1. Grammar. a pronominal word.

pronominal British  

/ prəʊˈnɒmɪnəl /

adjective

1. relating to or playing the part of a pronoun

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Other Word Forms

• pronominally adverb

Etymology

Origin of pronominal

From the Late Latin word prōnōminālis, dating back to 1635–45. See pronoun, -al ¹

Example Sentences

Through perspectival shifts, pronominal slippage and shout-outs to cinema, poetry and of course music, Mercier allows the duo’s fears and displaced ambitions to turn into one another in revelatory, oneiric and, ultimately, disturbing ways.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2018

Most were necessitated by the demands of a metered line of poetry, and hence might be thought of more as a simple contraction than a pronominal phrase.

From Time • Jul. 6, 2015

It was necessary, again, that the same people should have felt the want of an article, and should have used illo in numerous expressions, where it seemed to have lost its original pronominal power.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

The third person is formed as in Braj Bhasha, but the first and second persons are formed by adding pronominal suffixes, meaning “by me,” “by thee,” &c., to the future passive participle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

The following table shows the principal remaining pronominal forms, with their derivation from Ap.:—

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various