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mis⋅no⋅mer

  [mis-noh-mer]
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–noun
1. a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation.
2. an error in naming a person or thing.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < AF, n. use of MF mesnomer to misname, equiv. to mes- mis- 1 + nomer < L nōmināre; see nominate
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mis·no·mer   (mĭs-nō'mər)   
n.  

  1. An error in naming a person or place.

    1. Application of a wrong name.

    2. A name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object.


[Middle English misnoumer, from Old French mesnomer, to misname : mes-, wrongly; see mis-1 + nommer, to name (from Latin nōmināre, from nōmen, name; see n-men- in Indo-European roots).]
mis·no'mered adj.
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Word Origin & History

misnomer 
1455, from Anglo-Fr., from M.Fr. mesnomer "to misname," from mes- "wrongly" (see mis- (2)) + nomer "to name," from L. nominare "nominate" (see nominate).
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Main Entry: mis·no·mer
Pronunciation: "mis-'nO-m&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French mesnomer, from mesnomer to misname, from Middle French mes- wrongly + nommer to name, from Latin nominare, from nomin- nomen name
: the misnaming of a person in a legal document or proceeding (as in a complaint or indictment); specifically : the institution of proceedings against and service of process on the correct party using the incorrect name —compare IDEM SONANS
NOTE: Amendment of the pleadings is generally allowed in cases of misnomer.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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