NOMINATIVUS PENDENS
\nˈɒmɪnˌatɪvəs pˈɛndənz], \nˈɒmɪnˌatɪvəs pˈɛndənz], \n_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_n_ˌa_t_ɪ_v_ə_s p_ˈɛ_n_d_ə_n_z]\
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Lat. A nominative case grammatically unconnected with the rest of the sentence in which it stands. The opening words in the ordinary form of a deed inter partes, "This indenture," etc., down to "whereas," though an intelligible and convenient part of the deed, are of this kind. Wharton.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Nearby Words
- nominations
- nominatival
- nominative
- nominative case
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- nominator
- nomine
- nomine pcenje
- nominee
- nominee account