exergue
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈsəːg, ɛkˈsəːg, ˈɛksəːg/
Definition of exergue
noun
Origin:
late 17th century: from French, from medieval Latin exergum, from ex- 'out' + Greek ergon 'work' (probably as a rendering of French hors d'oeuvre 'something lying outside the work')