cominal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French cominal. Doublet of communal.
Adjective
cominal (not comparable)
- (obsolete) In common; communal; unanimous.
- 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, OCLC 71490786; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, OCLC 890162034:
- And then they helped up their father, and so by their cominal assent promised to Sir Marhaus never to be foes unto King Arthur […]
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Anagrams
- Camolin, incalmo, limacon, limaçon, malonic
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin communis.
Adjective
cominal
- common; public (belonging to all/to the public)
Descendants
- Occitan: coumunal (Mistralian)
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “commūnis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 962