Associations to the word «Motto»

Wiktionary

MOTTO, noun. (heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
MOTTO, noun. A 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.

Dictionary definition

MOTTO, noun. A favorite saying of a sect or political group.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats