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Definition: Exergue
Exergue
\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.
[1913 Webster]