Ăp'pel-lā'tion, n.
n. [Fr. & Pr. appellation, Lat. appellatio, from appellare. See APPEAL.]
Sense 1. The word by which a thing is called and known; name; title.
They must institute some persons under the appellation of magistrates. Hume.
Sense 2. Act of appealing; appeal. [Obs.] Spenser.
Synonyms—Name; title; denomination; description. See NAME.