PRAENOMEN

praenomen

(noun) the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

praenomen (plural praenomens or praenomina)

(historical) An ancient Roman first name.

(historical) The throne name of a pharaoh, the fourth of the five names of the royal titulary, traditionally encircled by a cartouche and preceded by the title nswt-bjtj.

(zoology) The genus name put before the species name.

Source: Wiktionary


Præ*no"men, n.; pl. Prænomina. Etym: [L., fr. prae before + nomen name.] (Rom. Antiq.)

Definition: The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name, as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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