titulus

/ (ˈtɪtjʊləs) /

history a sign bearing the condemned man's name and crime, attached to the top of the cross at a crucifixion

Word Origin for titulus

from Latin, literally: inscription, label, title

tittup, titty, titubation, titular, titulary, titulus, titus, titusville, tityra, tiu, tiv

The sets of verses begin with three elegiac couplets headed Titulus Bibliothece, probably placed over the door of entrance.

The Care of Books |John Willis Clark
Above or below each niche was fastened to the wall a piece of marble (titulus) on which was cut the name of the owner.

The Private Life of the Romans |Harold Whetstone Johnston
Williams' CVI is possibly correct; the line would then refer to the titulus of the poem in a published text.

The Last Poems of Ovid |Ovid
To the Latin cross are added the titulus, and a lower diagonal crosspiece which is assumed to be a rest for the feet.

The Story of Moscow |Wirt Gerrare

From his neck hung a scroll (titulus), setting forth his character and serving as a warrant for the purchaser.

The Private Life of the Romans |Harold Whetstone Johnston