νομή
Alt. νομή, ἡ,
Etym. νέμω
I. "a pasture, pasturage", Hdt., Soph.
2. "fodder, food", Plat.
3. "a feeding, grazing", of herds: metaph., νομὴ πυρός "a spreading" of fire, Polyb.; νομὴν ἔχειν, of a cancerous sore, "to spread", NTest.
II. "division, distribution", Hdt., Plat., etc.