subhead

[ suhb-hed ]

noun

1. a title or heading heading of a subdivision, as in a chapter, essay, or newspaper article.
2. a subordinate division of a title or heading. heading.
3. the immediate subordinate of the president or other head heads of an educational institution.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subhead¹

First recorded in 1580–90; sub- + head

Example Sentences

That job for this year’s Ask Backwards consisted of reading about 1,400 entries plus 200 headline and subhead suggestions.

From Washington Post

If you’re just sending alternative headlines and subheads, you can send them through the form in the usual way.

From Washington Post

Use this link and scroll down a couple of inches to the subhead “Play it again.”

From Washington Post

Soon enough, company memos could end up looking like Axios newsletters, with the same subheads — one big thing, what’s next, go deeper and why it matters — outlining the changes in an organization.

From Digiday

To be fair, the subhead was later modified after I demanded via Twitter that it be so.

From The Daily Beast

With the gleeful subhead: “After Years of Controversial Comments And Gaffes, Vice President Biden Gets Bumped From Prime Time.”

From The Daily Beast

Tom's part in the affair was told in a couple of paragraphs under a subhead.

From Project Gutenberg

All this is done, even where the saving under one subhead more than counterbalances the excess under another in the same vote.

From Project Gutenberg