alias, adv.
1. Otherwise called or named; also known as (William Grimsby, alias the Grim Reaper).
2. At another time.
alias, n.
1. An assumed or additional name that a person has used or is known by.
— Also termed assumed name; fictitious name. [Cases: Names 14. C.J.S. Names §§ 29–34.]
2. Hist. A second writ issued after the first has failed. See alias writ under WRIT. Pl. aliases.