[ag-noh-muh
n] 
[-nom-uh-nuh] . | 1. | an additional, fourth name given to a person by the ancient Romans in allusion to some achievement or other circumstance, as “Africanus” in “Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus.” Compare cognomen (def. 3). |
| 2. | a nickname. |
| ag·no·men (āg-nō'mən) n. pl. ag·nom·i·na (-nŏm'ə-nə) An additional cognomen given to a Roman citizen, often in honor of military victories. [Latin : ad-, ad- (influenced by agnōscere, to recognize) + nōmen, name; see n  -men- in Indo-European roots.] |