[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sobriquet \so`bri`quet"\ s-o`br-e`kasl", n.f.
   sobriquet, of. soubzbriquet, soubriquet, a chuck under the
   chin, hence, an affront, a nickname; of uncertain origin; cf.
   it. sottobecco a chuck under the chin.
   an assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a
   nickname. sometimes less correctly written soubriquet.
   1913 webster
see also:
soubriquet 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sobriquet
     n : a familiar name  for a person often a shortened version of
         a person's given name; "joe's mother would not use his
         nickname and always called him joseph"; "henry's nickname
         was slim" syn: nickname, moniker, cognomen, soubriquet
see also:
nickname moniker cognomen soubriquet 

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Sobriquet, definition of term: Sobriquet
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