n.
1.the act of designating or identifying something
2.attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)
3.evidence of identity
4.the condition of having your identity established
5.the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
Idiom of the Day
rule the roost
to be the dominant figure in a family
The woman seems rather quiet but she rules the roost in her family.