Antonomasia

Antonomasia, heiress of the kingdom; which Princess Antonomasia was reared and brought up under my care and direction, I being the oldest and highest in rank of her mother's duennas.

Don Quixote 2002

Time passed, and the young Antonomasia reached the age of fourteen, and such a perfection of beauty, that nature could not raise it higher.

Don Quixote 2002

Antonomasia must before long disclose it, the dread of which made us all there take counsel together, and it was agreed that before the mischief came to light, Don Clavijo should demand Antonomasia as his wife before the Vicar, in virtue of an agreement to marry him made by the princess, and drafted by my wit in such binding terms that the might of Samson could not have broken it.

Don Quixote 2002

Greece, who was surnamed _Constantinus Cepronimus_, because he beshit the foont at the time he was christened: and so ye may see the difference betwixt the figures _Antonomasia_ & _Prosonomatia_.

The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

[* Antonomasia is the figure of speech whereby we substitute the general for the individual term; e.g. The Philosopher for Aristotle].

Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas

[* Antonomasia is the figure of speech whereby we substitute the general for the individual term; e.g. The Philosopher for Aristotle: and so timidity, which is inordinate fear of any evil, is employed to denote inordinate fear of the danger of death.]

Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas

Antonomasia, the use of an epithet or title instead of a true name.

Glossary 1909

Immediately on Gertrude’s entering the monastery, she was called by Antonomasia, the Signorina.

Chapter IX 1909

Antonomasia as his wife before the Vicar, in virtue of an agreement to marry him made by the princess, and drafted by my wit in such binding terms that the might of Samson could not have broken it.

Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581

Time passed, and the young Antonomasia reached the age of fourteen, and such a perfection of beauty, that nature could not raise it higher.

Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581