Nŏm'i-nee', n.

noun

n. [O. Fr. as if nominé, for N. Fr. nommé, p. p. of nommer, Lat. nominare. See NOMINATE.]

  1. One who has been named, or proposed, for an office. Bouvier.
  2. A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, for office or for election to office.