Bible Dictionaries
Misnomer

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To misname.

(2):

(n.) The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Misnomer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/misnomer.html. 1828.