masthead: Meaning and Definition of

mast•head

1. Also calleda statement printed in all issues of a newspaper, magazine, or the like, usually on the editorial page, giving the publication's name, the names of the owner and staff, etc.
2. Also calleda line of type on the front page of a newspaper or the cover of a periodical giving the name of the publication.
1. the head of a mast.
2. the uppermost point of a mast.

1. run up to the head of a mast: masthead rig.