cominal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French cominal. Doublet of communal.

Adjective

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

• Camolin, incalmo, limacon, limaçon, malonic

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin communis.

Adjective

cominal

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

Descendants

• Occitan: coumunal (Mistralian)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “commūnis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 962