adnominal (adj./n.)

A term used by some GRAMMARIANS to refer to the elements in a NOUN PHRASE which MODIFY a noun (an analogy with ADVERBIAL), such as ADJECTIVES, PREPOSITIONAL phrases and ‘possessive’ nouns, e.g. the big hat, the hat in the box, the vicar’s hat. A description in terms of ‘adnominal’ elements may also be used in the classification of RELATIVE CLAUSES (e.g. the car which she bought ...).