Epithet
Epithet , noun
[Latin epitheton, Greek {not transcribed}, from {not transcribed} added, from {not transcribed} to add; 'epi` upon, to + {not transcribed} to put, place: compare French épithète. See Do.]
1.
An adjective expressing some quality, attribute, or relation, that is properly or specially appropriate to a person or thing; as, a just man; a verdant lawn.
A prince [Henry III.] to whom the epithet “worthless” seems best applicable.
2.
Term; expression; phrase.
Stuffed with epithets of war.
Epithet , transitive verb
To describe by an epithet. [Rare]
Never was a town better epitheted.