obsoletism

English

Etymology

From obsolete +‎ -ism.

Noun

obsoletism (plural obsoletisms)

1. A disused word or phrase; an archaism.
   • 1873, Fitzedward Hall, Modern English:

     He cannot place side by side with 'in respect of', some kindred obsoletism; because any obsoletism, it seems, is equally bad grammar

References

• “obsoletism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.