Etymology

nomen rectum

Today it means: The second of the two nouns in status constructus, which occurs in its phonetically full form or status absolutus. Full definition →

Latin nōmen rectum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromnōmen rectum“governed noun”
  2. English todaynomen rectum

From Latin nōmen rectum (“governed noun”).

Words from the same roots

Latinnōmen rectum all →

governed noun

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