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   appellative

   /əˈpɛlətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting the giving of a name. formal

   noun

   • 1. a common noun, such as ‘doctor’, ‘mother’, or ‘sir’, used as a vocative.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin appellativus, from appellat- ‘addressed’, from the verb appellare (see appeal).

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

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