Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Cognomen majorum est ex sanguine tractum, hoc intrinsecum est; agnomen extrinsecum ab eventu
The cognomen is derived from the blood of ancestors and is intrinsic; an agnomen (or honorary title) arises from an event, and is extrinsic.
agnomen
[latin] 1. an additional name or title; a nickname. 2. roman law. an additional name, given in recognition of some achievement or to reflect adoption by a different gens. see nomen.