superscription
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He devised the letter touching the ransom; he prompted the Duke of Orleans and the Count of Armagnac: I erased the writing, and changed the superscription.
From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
Did Christ think that the money belonged to Cæsar because his image and superscription were stamped upon it?
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Robert Green Ingersoll
That the stamp of the receiving-house should be struck upon the superscription or duty stamp, to prevent the latter being used a second time.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Robert Cochrane
The earlier tradition as to the superscription is obscure, but it would seem that it ought to be considered part of the relic which Constantine sent to Rome.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
The superscription of the fifty-second Psalm bears—“Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.”
From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by William Garden Blaikie
