subhead

[ suhb-hed ]

/ ˈsʌbˌhɛd /

a title or heading of a subdivision, as in a chapter, essay, or newspaper article.

a subordinate division of a title or heading.

the immediate subordinate of the president or other head of an educational institution.

Nearby words

Also sub·head·ing (for defs 1, 2).

First recorded in 1580–90; sub- + head

To be fair, the subhead was later modified after I demanded via Twitter that it be so.
Peter Beinart’s Bias Against Me, Cory Booker, and Israel|Rabbi Shmuley Boteach|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Tom's part in the affair was told in a couple of paragraphs under a subhead.
The Walking Delegate|Leroy Scott
All this is done, even where the saving under one subhead more than counterbalances the excess under another in the same vote.
The Government of England (Vol. I)|A. Lawrence Lowell

"smaller heading or title in a book, chapter, newspaper, etc.," 1875, from sub- + head (n.) in the sense of "heading, headline."