Bible Dictionaries
Epigraph

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A citation from some author, or a sentence framed for the purpose, placed at the beginning of a work or of its separate divisions; a motto.

(2):

(n.) Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which has to do with the building itself, its founding or dedication.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Epigraph'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/epigraph.html. 1828.