Bible Dictionaries
Motto

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievment.

(2):

(n.) A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.

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