stigma Copy link Outline 1. stigma (prop. the branding of a slave), ătis, n.2. nŏta • stigma: 1. stigma (prop. the branding of a slave), ătis, n.: to fix an indelible s. on any one, perpetua stigmata alicui imponere, Suet. Caes. 73. 2. nŏta: a disgraceful s. upon those times, turpis n. illorum temporum, Cic. Off. 3, 18, 74: to brand any one with a s., alicui inurere notam, id. Sull. 31: v. stain, disgrace.