cominal

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French cominal. Doublet of communal.

Adjective

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cominal (not comparable)

  1. (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; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur [], London: David Nutt, [], 1889, →OCLC:
      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

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Old Occitan

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Etymology

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From Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin communis.

Adjective

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cominal

  1. common; public (belonging to all/to the public)

Descendants

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  • Occitan: coumunal (Mistralian)

References

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