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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Headnote

/(-nōt`)/ · Head·note · IPA
01 n. A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court.
  1. 1.
    A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court.