masthead Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
    flag.
  2. noun the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page
  3. noun the head or top of a mast

WordNet

Mast"head` noun
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the hounds.
Mast"head" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment. Marryat.

Webster 1913