[ 'ɛpɪθɛt ]
■ noun an adjective or phrase expressing a characteristic quality or attribute of the person or thing mentioned.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
~ical adjective
~ically adverb
Origin
C16: from Fr. épithète , or via L. from Gk ~on , neut. of ~os 'attributed', from epitithenai 'add'.