TITLE

claim, title

(noun) an informal right to something; “his claim on her attentions”; “his title to fame”

title, claim

(noun) an established or recognized right; “a strong legal claim to the property”; “he had no documents confirming his title to his father’s estate”; “he staked his claim”

title, title of respect, form of address

(noun) an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. ‘Mr.’ or ‘General’; “the professor didn’t like his friends to use his formal title”

title

(noun) an appellation signifying nobility; “‘your majesty’ is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king”

title

(noun) the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.; “he looked for books with the word ‘jazz’ in the title”; “he refused to give titles to his paintings”; “I can never remember movie titles”

title, statute title, rubric

(noun) a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; “Title 8 provided federal help for schools”

title

(noun) (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action; “the titles go by faster than I can read”

title

(noun) a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; “the novel had chapter titles”

deed, deed of conveyance, title

(noun) a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; “he signed the deed”; “he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment”

championship, title

(noun) the status of being a champion; “he held the title for two years”

style, title

(verb) designate by an identifying term; “They styled their nation ‘The Confederate States’”

entitle, title

(verb) give a title to

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

title (plural titles)

A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also

(legal) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.

In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.

A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.

The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.

A publication.

A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book.

(mostly, in the plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.

(bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.

The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic.

A division of an act of law

(sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.

Synonyms

• See also title

Verb

title (third-person singular simple present titles, present participle titling, simple past and past participle titled)

(transitive) To assign a title to; to entitle.

Anagrams

• t-lite

Source: Wiktionary

Ti"tle, n. Etym: [OF. title, F. titre, L. titulus an inscription, label, title, sign, token. Cf. Tilde, Titrate, Titular.]

1. An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known.

2. The inscription in the beginning of a book, usually containing the subject of the work, the author's and publisher's names, the date, etc.

3. (Bookbindng)

Definition: The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.

4. A section or division of a subject, as of a law, a book, specif. (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or division of a law book.

5. An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preëminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc. With his former title greet Macbeth. Shak.

6. A name; an appellation; a designation.

7. (Law) (a) That which constitutes a just cause of exclusive possession; that which is the foundation of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title. (b) The instrument which is evidence of a right. (c) (Canon Law) That by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.

8. (Anc. Church Records)

Definition: A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside. Title deeds (Law), the muniments or evidences of ownership; as, the title deeds to an estate.

Syn.

– Epithet; name; appellation; denomination. See epithet, and Name.

Ti"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Titled; p. pr. & vb. n. Titling.] Etym: [Cf. L. titulare, F. titrer. See Title, n.]

Definition: To call by a title; to name; to entitle. Hadrian, having quieted the island, took it for honor to be titled on his coin, "The Restorer of Britain." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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