sub nomine

preposition

sub nom·​i·​ne

ˌsəb-ˈnä-mə-nē, -ˌnā; ˈsu̇b-ˈnō-mē-ˌnā

: under the name of

the testator made him a trustee sub nomine “Charlie Smith”

—often used in full or abbreviated form in legal citations to indicate the name under which the litigation continued

Castro v. Beecher, 522 F. Supp. 873, 877 (D. Mass. 1981), aff'd sub nom. NAACP v. Beecher, 679 F.2d 965 (1st Cir. 1982)

Word History

Etymology

Latin