Bible Dictionaries
Paleography

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) An ancient manner of writing; ancient writings, collectively; as, Punic paleography.

(2):

(n.) The study of ancient inscriptions and modes of writing; the art or science of deciphering ancient writings, and determining their origin, period, etc., from external characters; diplomatics.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Paleography'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/paleography.html. 1828.