nominate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nōminātus, perfect passive participle of nōminō (“I name”), from nōmen (“a name”).

verb

1. To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
2. (cue sports) To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name.
3. (obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon.
   1658: the City of Norwich … was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)

adj

1. (zoology) nominotypical
   the nominate subspecies