Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having the same name.
  • noun One who bears the same name; a namesake.
  • Pertaining to a cognomen or surname.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to a cognomen; of the nature of a surname.
  • noun obsolete One bearing the same name; a namesake.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete One bearing the same name; a namesake.

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