English Explanatory Dictionary

in the name of

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. With appeal to; by; often used to introduce oaths
  2. By the authority of.
  3. Under the name or possession of.
  4. Under the designation or excuse of.

Pronunciation

en-us-in the name of.ogg

Word forms

in the name of in name of

Etymology

From Middle English in the name of, in þe name of.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on I Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary