cominal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French cominal. Doublet of communal.

Adjective

cominal (not comparable)

(obsolete) In common; communal; unanimous.
- Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur
  And then they helped up their father, and so by their cominal assent promised to Sir Marhaus never to be foes unto King Arthur […]

Anagrams

incalmo, limacon, limaçon, malonic

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin communis.

Adjective

cominal

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

Descendants

Occitan: coumunal (Mistralian)

References

von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “commūnis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 20, page 962

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