an old Roman praenomen, given to a person born after the death of his father, but in the lifetime of his grandfather. (Festus, p. 184, ed. Müller; Val. Max. de Nom. Rat. 12; Placidus, p. 491.) We find this praenomen in the Virginia (Gens, for instance.
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890