3. The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation.
They must institute some persons under the appellation of magistrates.
Hume.
Syn. -- See Name.
Ap*pel"la*tive (&?;), a. [L. appellativus, fr. appellare: cf. F. appelatif. See Appeal.] 1. Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming. Cudworth.