单词 | agnomen |
例句 | 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. New Orleans woman could become first African-American saint 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z Why old Antony was persuaded of the devil to christen his second child by the ungodly agnomen of Henry, we are not informed. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z To counteract the confusion that would inevitably arise, an agnomen or "tee-name" is usually appended. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Sometimes there was also a fourth name, called the agnomen, added from some illustrious action, or remarkable event. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) I was a little anxious to know whether her ladyship would honour me with an agnomen. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 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. Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. The second agnomen recalls the fact of his victory over the Carthaginians, while the addition of the word 'minor' distinguishes him from the former wearer of the same title. Deductive Logic Thus a Roman of the higher classes might bear four names: 'praenomen,' 'nomen,' 'cognomen,' 'agnomen'; almost always bore three. On the Study of Words The agnomen adoptivum indicates his transference by adoption from one gens to another. Deductive Logic |
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