prenomen
Americannoun
plural
prenomina, prenomensnoun
Example Sentences
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The foreign sovereigns, however, almost always addressed the Pharaoh by his prenomen.
From The Tell El Amarna Period by Hutchison, J. (Jane)
He has since generally been known in history, however, by the simple prenomen, Nero.
From Nero Makers of History Series by Abbott, Jacob
The prenomen, or divine name of Rameses, means “The supreme solar god, abounding in truth, approved of Ra.”
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James
To this influence our clay tablets bear witness by twice making emphatic reference to the days of the powerful “Manakhbiria”—the prenomen of King Thutmosis III.
From The Tell El Amarna Period by Hutchison, J. (Jane)
Neither do I. It's perfectly horrid; and it is my standing grievance against my parents that they saddled upon their innocent babe so uncouth a prenomen.
From Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge by Bayne, Mary Addams
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