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Title Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Title?
[n] an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"
[n] 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" [n] an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. Mr. or General; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" [n] an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king" [n] 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" [n] 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" [n] (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" [n] a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles" [n] 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" [n] the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years" [v] give a title to Synonyms | Synonyms for Title: championship | claim | deed | deed of conveyance | entitle | statute title Related Terms | Find terms related to Title: See Also | Aga | Agha | appellation | appellative | baronetcy | bill of sale | call | caption | credit | deed poll | denomination | designation | entitlement | head | header | heading | high status | instrument | Ladyship | legal document | legal instrument | legal right | legend | Lordship | mortgage deed | name | name | official document | own right | piece of writing | proclaim | Reverend | right | rubric | subhead | subheading | subtitle | title deed | triple crown | Very Reverend | viscountcy | writing | written material Title In Webster's Dictionary \Ti"tle\, n. [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) 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 pre["e]minence
(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) 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}.] [Cf. L. titulare, F. titrer. See {Title}, n.] 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. |
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