[ 'frʌntɪspi:s ]
■ noun
1》 an illustration facing the title page of a book.
2》 Architecture the principal face of a building.
↘a decorated entrance.
↘a pediment over a door or window.
Origin
C16: from Fr. frontispice or late L. frontispicium 'facade', from L. frons , front- 'front' + specere 'to look'.