Definition of exergue Exergue
ex•ergue
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What does exergue mean?
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- exergue (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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exergue
eks′erg, or egz-erg′, n. the part on the reverse of a coin, below the main device, often filled up by the date, &c.—adj. Exer′gual. [Fr.,—Gr. ex, out, ergon, work.]
