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Noun: stock epithet
  1. A descriptive word or phrase which an author regularly or standardly uses to describe an object or, more often, a person.
    "Stock epithets are most commonly used in literature which is based on a strong oral tradition, for example, some types of epic poetry and ballad."

Type of: epithet