Gentilicial

Quick meaning: Gentilicial is an adjective meaning Indicative of the family or lineage.

Meaning

Indicative of the family or lineage.

More Meanings

1. A name or symbol that identifies a family or lineage.

Example Sentences

Apart from Domitiani on the Ibiza amphora, we have other two probable gentilicials.

It is true, that in point of fact, the difference between these gentilicial names was more apparent than real;

Ingua was the Hereditary Name of the Kings Romans of Peru, and their Gentilicial Arms a Rainbow and Two Snakes;

But Aurelius is a gentilicial name, like Propertius, and such duplication of gentilicials would be most extraordinary at this period.

Word Forms

• gentilicials

Synonyms for gentilicial

Depending on context, synonyms include gentilician, gentilicious, gentilitial, gentilitian, gentilitious.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gentilitial, filial, gentle, gentilic, patronymic, familial.

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