01 a. [or] adv. Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; -- said esp. of great personages who sometimes adopt …
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Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; -- said esp. of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order to avoid notice.“'T was long ago Since gods come down incognito.” — Prior.“The prince royal of Persia came thither incognito.” — Tatler.