epigraph
ep.i.graph \'ep-*-.graf\ n [Gk epigraphe-, fr. epigraphein] 1: an engraved inscription 2: a quotation set at the beginning of a literary work or a division of it to suggest its theme
Webster's English Dictionaryep.i.graph \'ep-*-.graf\ n [Gk epigraphe-, fr. epigraphein] 1: an engraved inscription 2: a quotation set at the beginning of a literary work or a division of it to suggest its theme