NONYUS. Nonius was a protegé of one of the triumvirs during the years 55 or 54 B.C. Catullus mentions him in Carmen 52 as struma, "tumor," which was quite possibly his surname.

Lady Philosophy remarks that when wicked men are placed in high positions, their villainy becomes more evident as shown in Nonyus, Bo III, Prosa 4.10-16. Boethius calls Nonyus struma after Catullus. Chaucer translates it "postum" or "boch," adding a gloss that Nonyus "had a congregation of vices in his breast." Jean de Meun adds a definition: "Postume, c'est à dire boce."

Nonyus is a spelling variant of Latin Nonius.