subhead

[suhb-hed]

noun

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.

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Also sub·head·ing (for defs 1, 2).

Origin of subhead

First recorded in 1580–90; sub- + head

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Examples from the Web for subhead

Contemporary Examples of subhead

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

Historical Examples of subhead

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

Word Origin and History for subhead

n.

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

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper