n.
Pronunciation: ' fr ə n-t ə - ˌ sp ē s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French frontispice, from Late Latin frontispicium facade, from Latin front-, frons + -i- + specere to look at ― more at SPY
Date: circa 1598
1 a : the principal front of a building b : a decorated pediment over a portico or window
2 : an illustration preceding and usually facing the title page of a book or magazine