chapter head

American  

noun

1. printed material appearing before and usually above the text of a chapter, as a title, number, quotation, etc.

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Example Sentences

Under the chapter head "Humility and Self-Criticism," there is a meaningful blank space.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was only that one chapter head on either page, and alas, its opening words were not "it came to pass."

From Georgina of the Rainbows by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)

However, where a new chapter begins in the center of a page, the page number has been moved to the chapter head.

From Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur by Morris, Charles

Transcriber's note: Illustrations at chapter head have been placed as they were in the book, and the chapter first word and title has been placed as text for accessibility.

From Ozma of Oz A Record of Her Adventures with Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Tiktok, the Cowardly Lion, and the Hungry Tiger; Besides Other Good People too Numerous to Mention Faithfully Recorded Herein by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

At the same time it was customary to give a fairly full synopsis of the contents of each chapter under the chapter head.

From Capitals A Primer of Information about Capitalization with some Practical Typographic Hints as to the Use of Capitals by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)