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agnomen
[ag-noh-muhn]
noun
plural
agnominaan additional, fourth name given to a person by the ancient Romans in allusion to some achievement or other circumstance, as “Africanus” in “Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus.”
a nickname.
Other 51Թ Forms
- agnominal adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of agnomen1
Example Sentences
While its most familiar building is a Catholic cathedral and its most famous sports franchise carries a heavenly agnomen, New Orleans lacks a non-gridiron saint.
Why old Antony was persuaded of the devil to christen his second child by the ungodly agnomen of Henry, we are not informed.
To counteract the confusion that would inevitably arise, an agnomen or "tee-name" is usually appended.
Sometimes there was also a fourth name, called the agnomen, added from some illustrious action, or remarkable event.
I was a little anxious to know whether her ladyship would honour me with an agnomen.
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