| Caption 1. (n.) The heading of a chapter, section, or page; an explanation for a picture or illustration. 2. (n.) A caviling; a sophism. 3. (n.) The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process. 4. (n.) That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority, it was taken, found, or executed. Thesaurus Entries banner, banner head, drop head, dropline, epigraph, hanger, head, head up, heading, headline, jump head, legend, motto, overline, rubric, running head, running title, scarehead, screamer, spread, spreadhead, streamer, subhead, subheading, subtitle, superscription, title, title page, underline |