I.a naming. *
I. In gen.: “consuetudo nominationum,” Vitr. 6, 7, 7.—
II. In partic.
A. In rhet. lang., a figure of speech, whereby a thing which has no name, or an unsuitable one, receives an appropriate name, Auct. Her. 4, 31, 42.—
B. A nomination to an office (rare but class.): “paternum auguratus locum, in quem ego eum meā nominatione coöptabo,” Cic. Phil. 13, 5, 12: “nominatio in locum pontificis non est facta,” Liv. 26, 23: “consulum,” Tac. A. 6, 45.
