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
Ramsay of Dalhousie had a younger brother, who, from the estate he held—a small parcel of the ancestral acres—bore a name, or rather an agnomen, yet to be historic in song, 'The Laird of Cockpen.'
From Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series by William Henry Oliphant Smeaton
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
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
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
