Dictionary entry

Exergue

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ex‐ergue″ (?), n. [F., fr. Gr. � out + � work; lit., out work, i.e., accessory work. See Work.] (Numis.) The small space beneath the base line of a subject engraved on a coin or medal. It usually contains the date, place, engraver's name, etc., or other subsidiary matter. Fairholt.