[ 'səʊbrɪkeɪ ]
(also soubriquet )
■ noun a person's nickname.
Origin
C17: Fr., orig. in the sense 'tap under the chin', of unknown origin.
SOBRIQUET
Meaning of SOBRIQUET in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004