I think you mean a "catchword"
On Thu, 21 Mar 2002 09:02:58 -0800 (PST)
jane.wickenden@lineone.net wrote:
> I shall be most grateful if someone can remind me of the technical term
> for the syllable printed at the foot of one page which [pre-]repeats the
> first at the top of the next page - my memory has let me down with a bump
> ...
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William Hale
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