agnomen
agnomen n. (1)绰号 (2)(罗马法)附加名 指古罗马为表彰功绩而授予某人用于姓名之后的第四名,或者表示其为不同家族〔gens〕收养的附加名。 (→nomen)
agnomen (ag-noh-m[schwa]n). [Latin] 1. An additional name or title; a nickname. 2. Roman law. An addi-tional name, given in recognition of some achievement or to reflect adoption by a different gens. See NOMEN.