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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MISNO'MER,n. In law, the mistaking of the true name of a person; a misnaming. [Misnosmer, as written by Blackstone, must be a corrupt orthography. In no dialect has name, L. nomen, been written with s, unless by mistake.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an incorrect or unsuitable name

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English misnoumer, from Anglo-French mesnomer, from mes- mis- + nomer to name, from Latin nominare — more at nominate Date: 15th century 1. the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument 2. a. a use of a wrong or inappropriate name b. a wrong name or inappropriate designation • misnomered adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a name or term used wrongly. 2 the wrong use of a name or term. Etymology: ME f. AF f. OF mesnom(m)er (as MIS-(2), nommer name f. L nominare formed as NOMINATE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Misnomer Mis*no"mer, n. [OF. pref. mes- amiss, wrong (L. minus less) + F. nommer to name, L. nominare, fr. nomen name. See Name.] The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title. Many of the changes, by a great misnomer, called parliamentary ``reforms''. --Burke. The word ``synonym'' is fact a misnomer. --Whatel?.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Misnomer Mis*no"mer, v. t. To misname. [R.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(misnomers) If you say that a word or name is a misnomer, you mean that it describes something incorrectly. Herbal 'tea' is something of a misnomer because these drinks contain no tea at all. N-COUNT: usu a N in sing

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. (Law.) Misnaming, mistaking of the true name (of a person). 2. Wrong name, inapplicable title, misapplied term.