nome

noun5

1. •
   A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.

   • Laconia is the southernmost nome in the Peloponnese.
2. •
   A territorial division of ancient Egypt.

   • Yet the part will be as the whole, and you will be the High Priest in this nome of Egypt. — 1983
3. •
   A type of musical composition in Ancient Greece.
4. •
   A special function with which elliptic functions and modular forms can be described.
5. •
   (no longer used) A term in an algebraic expression.