Definition of agnomen

• n. - An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus.
• n. - An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as, Aristides the Just.
• n. - An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus.
• n. - An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as, Aristides the Just.