misnomern.

Brit.

/(ˌ)mɪsˈnəʊmə/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈnoʊmər/

Forms: late Middle English misnoumer, 1500s mysnomer, 1600s–1700s misnosmer, 1600s– misnomer.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mesnomer.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman mesnomer (14th cent.), use as noun of Anglo-Norman and Old French mesnomer, mesnommer to name incorrectly, to give an abusive name to (early 14th cent.; also in early 15th cent. in sense ‘to declare a false name’) < mes- mis- prefix² + nommer to name < classical Latin nōmināre (see nominate v.).

1. Law. A mistake in naming a person or place; an inaccurate description of this nature.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > [noun] > misnaming > specifically in law

misnomer1455

misnaming1539

1455 Rolls of Parl. V. 334/1 To allege or plede..misnoumer.

1531 St. German's Secunde Dyaloge Doctour & Student (new ed.) xlviii. f. cxxxii He pledeth mysnomer [1638 misnosmer].

a1625 H. Finch Law (1636) 385 The defendant may plead misnosmer of himself, or no such towne.

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 328 A plea in abatement is principally for a misnosmer, a wrong name, or a false addition to the prisoner.

1846 Act 9 & 10 Vict. c. 95 §59 No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or place in any such plaint or summons shall vitiate the same.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 7/2 In criminal proceedings a plea in abatement was at one time a common practice in answer to an indictment, and was set up for the purpose of defeating the indictment.., by alleging misnomer or other misdescription of the defendant.

1990 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 894 1473/1 The other two were apparently misnomers for the two served defendants.

2. gen. An instance of the use of a wrong name; a misapplication of a term.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > [noun] > misnaming

miscleping1532

misnaming1539

misterming1589

miscalling1593

misnomer1635

misappellation1817

1635 T. Jackson Humiliation Sonne of God viii. xxvii. 304 The second [difficulty] pitcheth upon a misnomer of the Prophet, as whether that Prophecie..was uttered or written by Zachariah, or..Jeremiah.

1681 E. Hickeringill Horrid Sin Man-catching i. 8 The Spirit of God..miscall's none, and never is guilty of any misnosmer.

1796 F. Burney Lett. 16 Dec. You would not accuse yourself of a misnomer in calling him cherub.

1879 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 3rd Ser. ii. 90 A kind of misnomer which classifies Scott's books as novels.

1882 C. Pebody Eng. Journalism xxi. 159 The City which, by a misnomer, is called the Metropolis.

1915 H. R. Hall Ægean Archæol. ii. 24 It has become a misnomer to call the island culture by a name connecting it in any way with the ‘Mycenæan’.

1991 G. Richards Philos. of Gandhi (BNC) 23 It would be a misnomer, he claims, to describe something as conversion which was effected by fear or prompted by material gain.

3. A wrong name or designation, esp. one which conveys a misleading impression.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > wrong name

misnomer1657

1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ Def. vi. 309 The Notion of Presbytery (which sure is a misnomer).

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. v. 307 To pass by abundance of Misnomers he will needs call the Person I name Drub-Devil, Devil-Driver.

1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I cc. 103 My name of Epic's no misnomer.

1878 Spirit of Times 19 Jan. 668/1 The gentlemen who now control the affairs of the organization which bears the misnomer of national.

1891 S. R. Driver Introd. Lit. Old Test. (1892) 471 (note) The term ‘Chaldee’ for the Aramaic of either the Bible or the Targums is a misnomer.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 155/2 The lower Cryptogams were contrasted as Amphigenae (‘growing all over’), a misnomer, as apical growth is common among them.

1940 S. T. Warner Let. 19 Aug. (1982) 65 It is called Beach Cottage... Its name is a misnomer, for it is nowhere near the beach.

1997 Internet World Jan. 76/2 Sometimes they are inter-company, so ‘intranet’ may be a bit of a misnomer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

misnomerv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)mɪsˈnəʊmə/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈnoʊmər/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: misnomer n.

Etymology: < misnomer n. Compare earlier misnomered adj., and also earlier misname v.

transitive. To misname.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > give a name to [verb (transitive)] > misname

miscall1495

nickname1536

misname1537

misterm1579

misstylea1604

misbaptize1610

mistitle1618

mischristena1631

misnomer1795

misnome1820

1795 J. Wolcot Wks. (1812) III. 435 Whose life (misnomer'd life) is death, rank death.

1848 Fraser's Mag. 38 134 Louis, misnomered le Grand.

1884 A. Edersheim Life Jesus (ed. 2) II. 562 The wretched witticisms of what is misnomered common sense.

1909 Installation News 3 167/2 Of the numerous systems put on the market misnomered ‘flexible’, 99% of them failed to accomplish their initial object of providing a cheap, safe system of wiring.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 17 Jan. 12/3 ‘Woe to the Flock if the Shepherd Strays’ was sadly misnomered.

1997 Guardian 16 May (Friday Review section) 14/3 ‘The Radioheads’ (as fan Jason Donovan misnomered them) would become one of the country's most respected groups.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misnomer
释义	misnomern. Brit. /(ˌ)mɪsˈnəʊmə/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈnoʊmər/ Forms: late Middle English misnoumer, 1500s mysnomer, 1600s–1700s misnosmer, 1600s– misnomer. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mesnomer. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman mesnomer (14th cent.), use as noun of Anglo-Norman and Old French mesnomer, mesnommer to name incorrectly, to give an abusive name to (early 14th cent.; also in early 15th cent. in sense ‘to declare a false name’) < mes- mis- prefix² + nommer to name < classical Latin nōmināre (see nominate v.). 1. Law. A mistake in naming a person or place; an inaccurate description of this nature. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [noun] > misnaming > specifically in law misnomer1455 misnaming1539 1455 Rolls of Parl. V. 334/1 To allege or plede..misnoumer. 1531 St. German's Secunde Dyaloge Doctour & Student (new ed.) xlviii. f. cxxxii He pledeth mysnomer [1638 misnosmer]. a1625 H. Finch Law (1636) 385 The defendant may plead misnosmer of himself, or no such towne. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 328 A plea in abatement is principally for a misnosmer, a wrong name, or a false addition to the prisoner. 1846 Act 9 & 10 Vict. c. 95 §59 No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or place in any such plaint or summons shall vitiate the same. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 7/2 In criminal proceedings a plea in abatement was at one time a common practice in answer to an indictment, and was set up for the purpose of defeating the indictment.., by alleging misnomer or other misdescription of the defendant. 1990 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 894 1473/1 The other two were apparently misnomers for the two served defendants. 2. gen. An instance of the use of a wrong name; a misapplication of a term. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > [noun] > misnaming miscleping1532 misnaming1539 misterming1589 miscalling1593 misnomer1635 misappellation1817 1635 T. Jackson Humiliation Sonne of God viii. xxvii. 304 The second [difficulty] pitcheth upon a misnomer of the Prophet, as whether that Prophecie..was uttered or written by Zachariah, or..Jeremiah. 1681 E. Hickeringill Horrid Sin Man-catching i. 8 The Spirit of God..miscall's none, and never is guilty of any misnosmer. 1796 F. Burney Lett. 16 Dec. You would not accuse yourself of a misnomer in calling him cherub. 1879 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 3rd Ser. ii. 90 A kind of misnomer which classifies Scott's books as novels. 1882 C. Pebody Eng. Journalism xxi. 159 The City which, by a misnomer, is called the Metropolis. 1915 H. R. Hall Ægean Archæol. ii. 24 It has become a misnomer to call the island culture by a name connecting it in any way with the ‘Mycenæan’. 1991 G. Richards Philos. of Gandhi (BNC) 23 It would be a misnomer, he claims, to describe something as conversion which was effected by fear or prompted by material gain. 3. A wrong name or designation, esp. one which conveys a misleading impression. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > wrong name misnomer1657 1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ Def. vi. 309 The Notion of Presbytery (which sure is a misnomer). 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. v. 307 To pass by abundance of Misnomers he will needs call the Person I name Drub-Devil, Devil-Driver. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I cc. 103 My name of Epic's no misnomer. 1878 Spirit of Times 19 Jan. 668/1 The gentlemen who now control the affairs of the organization which bears the misnomer of national. 1891 S. R. Driver Introd. Lit. Old Test. (1892) 471 (note) The term ‘Chaldee’ for the Aramaic of either the Bible or the Targums is a misnomer. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 155/2 The lower Cryptogams were contrasted as Amphigenae (‘growing all over’), a misnomer, as apical growth is common among them. 1940 S. T. Warner Let. 19 Aug. (1982) 65 It is called Beach Cottage... Its name is a misnomer, for it is nowhere near the beach. 1997 Internet World Jan. 76/2 Sometimes they are inter-company, so ‘intranet’ may be a bit of a misnomer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). misnomerv. Brit. /(ˌ)mɪsˈnəʊmə/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈnoʊmər/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: misnomer n. Etymology: < misnomer n. Compare earlier misnomered adj., and also earlier misname v. transitive. To misname. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > give a name to [verb (transitive)] > misname miscall1495 nickname1536 misname1537 misterm1579 misstylea1604 misbaptize1610 mistitle1618 mischristena1631 misnomer1795 misnome1820 1795 J. Wolcot Wks. (1812) III. 435 Whose life (misnomer'd life) is death, rank death. 1848 Fraser's Mag. 38 134 Louis, misnomered le Grand. 1884 A. Edersheim Life Jesus (ed. 2) II. 562 The wretched witticisms of what is misnomered common sense. 1909 Installation News 3 167/2 Of the numerous systems put on the market misnomered ‘flexible’, 99% of them failed to accomplish their initial object of providing a cheap, safe system of wiring. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 17 Jan. 12/3 ‘Woe to the Flock if the Shepherd Strays’ was sadly misnomered. 1997 Guardian 16 May (Friday Review section) 14/3 ‘The Radioheads’ (as fan Jason Donovan misnomered them) would become one of the country's most respected groups. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1455v.1795
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