Definitions for title
ˈtaɪt lti·tle

Princeton's WordNet(1.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. title(noun)

   a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work

   "the novel had chapter titles"

4. championship, title(noun)

   the status of being a champion

   "he held the title for two years"

5. 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"

6. 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"

7. 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"

8. 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"

9. title(noun)

   an appellation signifying nobility

   "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king"

10. claim, title(verb)

    an informal right to something

    "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"

11. entitle, title(verb)

    give a title to

12. style, title(verb)

    designate by an identifying term

    "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. title(Noun)

   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 :Category:Titles

2. title(Noun)

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

3. title(Noun)

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

4. title(Noun)

   A publication.

5. title(Noun)

   A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance (usually titles pl).

   The titles scrolled by too quickly to read.

6. title(Noun)

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

7. title(Noun)

   A division of an act of Congress or Parliament.

   Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act

8. title(Verb)

   To assign a title to; to entitle.

Origin: From titulus.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Title(noun)

   an inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known

2. Title(noun)

   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. Title(noun)

   the panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book

4. Title(noun)

   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. Title(noun)

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

6. Title(noun)

   a name; an appellation; a designation

7. Title(noun)

   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. Title(noun)

   the instrument which is evidence of a right

9. Title(noun)

   that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice

10. Title(noun)

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

11. Title(noun)

    to call by a title; to name; to entitle

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Title

   A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone's name in certain contexts. They may signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may be inserted before a last name. Some titles are hereditary.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Title

   tī′tl, n. an inscription set over or at the beginning of a thing by which it is known, a title-page: a name of distinction: that which gives a just right to possession: ownership: the writing that proves a right: (B.) a sign: a fixed sphere of work required as a condition for ordination, a parish in Rome—of these fifty give titles to cardinal-priests: in bookbinding, the panel on the back on which the name of the book is printed.—adj. Tī′tled, having a title.—ns. Tī′tle-deed, a deed or document that proves a title or just right to exclusive possession; Tī′tle-leaf, the leaf on which is the title of a book.—adj. Tī′tleless (Shak.), wanting a title or name.—ns. Tī′tle-page, the page of a book containing its title and usually the author's name; Tī′tle-rôle, the part in a play which gives its name to it, as 'Macbeth;' Tī′tle-sheet, the first sheet of a book as printed, containing title, bastard-title, &c.; Tī′tling, the act of impressing the title on the back of a book; Tī′tlonym, a title taken as a pseudonym; Bas′tard-tī′tle (see Bastard). [O. Fr. title (Fr. titre)—L. titulus.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. title

   1. A Pantheon of royal ciphers. 2. Anything superimposed on a superfluity.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'title' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1000

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'title' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3073

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'title' in Nouns Frequency: #374

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of title in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of title in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of title in a Sentence

1. Dwight D Eisenhower:

   Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

2. Raymond Chandler:

   A good title is the title of a successful book.

3. Allyson Felix:

   It’s my first 400 title, it's a huge blessing.

4. William de Morgan:

   Alice for short. A diochronism. (Title of novel)

5. George Stanley McGovern:

   The longer the title, the less important the job.

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