notional

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

NO'TIONAL, adjective 1. Imaginary; ideal; existing in idea only; visionary; fantastical. Notional good, by fancy only made. A notional and imaginary thing. 2. Dealing in imaginary things; whimsical; fanciful; as a notional man.
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