Definitions
1.nounA sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
2.nounA 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.
3.nounA paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.