Definitions of title [ˈtaɪt l]

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Definition of 'title'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) title
the distinguishing name of a work, as a book or a piece of music.

2.  title
a descriptive heading, as of a chapter of a book.

3.  title
a book, magazine, or other publication.

4.  title
a descriptive appellation, esp. one belonging to a person by right of rank or office.

5.  title
a championship.

6.  title
an established right to something.

7.  title
anything that provides a basis for a claim.

8.  title
legal right to the possession of property, esp. real estate.

9.  title
the instrument constituting evidence of such right.

10.  title
Usu., titles. any written matter inserted into a motion picture or TV program, as credits.

11. (adj.) title
of or pertaining to a title:
the title story in a collection.

12.  title
that decides a championship:
a title bout.

13. (v.t.) title
to furnish with a title.

Etymology: (bef. 950; var. of titel, OE titul < L titulus title)

Definition of 'title'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) title, statute title, rubric
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"

2. (noun) title
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"

3. (noun) title
a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
"the novel had chapter titles"

4. (noun) championship, title
the status of being a champion
"he held the title for two years"

5. (noun) deed, deed of conveyance, title
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"

6. (noun) title, title of respect, form of address
an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'
"the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"

7. (noun) title, claim
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"

8. (noun) title
(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"

9. (noun) title
an appellation signifying nobility
"`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king"

10. (verb) claim, title
an informal right to something
"his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"

11. (verb) entitle, title
give a title to

12. (verb) style, title
designate by an identifying term
"They styled their nation `The Confederate States'"

Definition of 'title'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) title
the name of a book, magazine, etc.
the title of the article; a good title for the story

2.  title
a word used before sb's name showing their job, marital status, etc.
Which title do you use - Ms. or Mrs.?

3.  title
the name of sb's job
He's been given a new job title.

4.  title
an award for winning a competition
hopes of winning the Miss World title; the heavyweight boxing title

Definition of 'title'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) title
an inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known

2. (noun) title
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. (noun) title
the panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book

4. (noun) title
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. (noun) title
an appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc

6. (noun) title
a name; an appellation; a designation

7. (noun) title
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

8. (noun) title
the instrument which is evidence of a right

9. (noun) title
that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice

10. (noun) title
a church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside

11. (noun) title
to call by a title; to name; to entitle

Definitions of 'title'

The Roycroft Dictionary

title
1. A Pantheon of royal ciphers.

2. Anything superimposed on a superfluity.

Translation of 'title'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the name of a book, play, painting, piece of music etc The title of the painting is `A Winter Evening'.
Afrikaans: titel	Arabic: عُنْوان	Bulgarian: заглавие
Brazilian: título	Czech: název, nadpis	German: der Titel
Danish: titel	Greek: τίτλος	Spanish: título
Estonian: pealkiri	Farsi: عنوان	Finnish: otsikko
French: titre	Hebrew: כּוֹתֶרֶת, שֵׁם	Hindi: नाम
Croatian: naslov, naziv	Hungarian: cím	Indonesian: judul
Icelandic: titill	Italian: titolo	Japanese: 表題
Korean: 제목, 표제	Lithuanian: pavadinimas	Latvian: nosaukums; virsraksts
Malay: tajuk	Dutch: titel	Norwegian: tittel, navn
Polish: tytuł	Portuguese: título	Romanian: titlu, nume, denumire
Russian: название	Slovak: názov, nadpis	Slovenian: naslov
Serbian: naslov	Swedish: titel	Thai: ชื่อเรื่อง
Turkish: başlık, isim	Taiwanese: 標題	Ukrainian: заголовок, назва
Urdu: عنوان	Vietnamese: tiêu đề	Chinese: 标题
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