subhead

US: /ˈsʌbˌhɛd/ ,(sub′hed′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

sub•head /ˈsʌbˌhɛd/  also ˈsubˌhead•ing, n. [countable]

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

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sub•head  (sub′hed′), n. 

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

Also, sub′head′ing (for defs. 1, 2).

• sub- + head 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

subheading / ˈsʌbˌhɛdɪŋ/, subhead noun

1. the heading or title of a subdivision or subsection of a printed work
2. a division subordinate to a main heading or title