1. Emperor of Rome who introduced a degree of freedom after the repressive reign of Domitian; adopted Trajan as his successor (30-98); [syn: Nerva, Marcus Cocceius Nerva]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Marcus Cocceius Nerva
n 1: Emperor of Rome who introduced a degree of freedom after
the repressive reign of Domitian; adopted Trajan as his
successor (30-98) [syn: Nerva, Marcus Cocceius Nerva]