The Collaborative International Dictionary
Overtitle
Overtitle \O`ver*ti"tle\, v. t. To give too high a title to.
Wiktionary
overtitle
n. (context chiefly in the plural English) One of a set of lines displayed above a stage and manually synchronized with the speech of the actors, rather like television subtitles. vb. To give too high a title to.
Usage examples of "overtitle".
A few distributors, primarily in some southern states, have refused to take it because the overtitle appears to be sacrilegious to them or they fear reader reaction for that reason.