Antonomasia

/ˌæntənəˈmeɪʒə/ noun

A figure of speech where you use a title, description, or name of one person instead of their actual name, like calling the President 'the Commander in Chief.'

From Greek anti- (instead of) + onomasia (naming), literally meaning 'naming otherwise.' The term was used in classical rhetoric to describe substituting one name for another. It traveled into English through Latin and French rhetorical texts during the Renaissance.

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