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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Nōm'i-nā'tion, n.

noun

n. [Lat. nominatio, Fr. nomination, Pr. nominacio, Sp. nominacion, It. nominazione.]

  1. The act of naming or nominating; the state of being nominated.
  2. The power of nominating, or designating, to an office. “The nomination of persons to places being a prerogative of the king.” Clarendon.
  3. The denomination, or name. [Obs.] Shak.