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onomastic

[ on-uh-mas-tik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to proper names.
  2. of or relating to onomastics.
  3. Law. (of a signature) written in the handwriting other than that of the document, instrument, etc., to which it is appended.

onomastic

/ ˌɒnəˈmæstɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to proper names
  2. law denoting a signature in a different handwriting from that of the document to which it is attached
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of onomastic1

1600–10; < Greek onomastikós, derivative of onomázein to name; -tic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of onomastic1

C17: from Greek onomastikos, from onomazein to name, from onoma name

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