agnomen
Example Sentences
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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.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 25, 2017
To these names was sometimes added another, the agnomen, given for some exploit, or to show that the person was adopted from some other gens.
From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Robert Franklin Pennell
To counteract the confusion that would inevitably arise, an agnomen or "tee-name" is usually appended.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Daniel Turner Holmes
I was a little anxious to know whether her ladyship would honour me with an agnomen.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 04 by Maria Edgeworth
Sometimes there was also a fourth name, called the agnomen, added from some illustrious action, or remarkable event.
From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Charles K. Dillaway
