caption
noun
[ ˈkapʃ(ə)n ]
• a title or brief explanation accompanying an illustration, cartoon, or poster.
• "he designed a series of posters with the caption: ‘No One is Innocent’"
Similar:
title,
heading,
wording,
head,
legend,
inscription,
explanation,
description,
rubric,
label,
motto,
slogan,
caption
verb
• provide (an illustration) with a title or explanation.
• "the photograph was captioned ‘Three little maids’"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘seizing, capture’): from Latin captio(n- ), from capere ‘take, seize’. Early senses ‘arrest’ and ‘warrant for arrest’ gave rise to ‘statement of where, when, and by whose authority a warrant was issued’ (late 17th century): this was usually appended to a legal document, hence the sense ‘heading or accompanying wording’ (late 18th century).
