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TITLE
claim, title
(noun) an informal right to something; āhis claim on her attentionsā; āhis title to fameā
title, claim
(noun) an established or recognized right; āa strong legal claim to the propertyā; āhe had no documents confirming his title to his fatherās estateā; āhe staked his claimā
title, title of respect, form of address
(noun) an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. āMr.ā or āGeneralā; āthe professor didnāt like his friends to use his formal titleā
title
(noun) an appellation signifying nobility; āāyour majestyā is the appropriate title to use in addressing a kingā
title
(noun) the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.; āhe looked for books with the word ājazzā in the titleā; āhe refused to give titles to his paintingsā; āI can never remember movie titlesā
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; āTitle 8 provided federal help for schoolsā
title
(noun) (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action; āthe titles go by faster than I can readā
title
(noun) a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; āthe novel had chapter titlesā
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; āhe signed the deedā; āhe kept the title to his car in the glove compartmentā
championship, title
(noun) the status of being a champion; āhe held the title for two yearsā
style, title
(verb) designate by an identifying term; āThey styled their nation āThe Confederate Statesāā
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 preƫminence (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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