title Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
    statute title; rubric.
    • Title 8 provided federal help for schools
  2. 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. noun a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
    • the novel had chapter titles
  4. noun the status of being a champion
    championship.
    • he held the title for two years
  5. noun a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
    deed; deed of conveyance.
    • he signed the deed
    • he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment
  6. noun an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'
    title of respect; form of address.
    • the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title
  7. noun an established or recognized right
    claim.
    • 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 (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 an appellation signifying nobility
    • `your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king
  10. noun an informal right to something
    claim.
    • his claim on her attentions
    • his title to fame
  11. verb give a title to
    entitle.
  12. verb designate by an identifying term
    style.
    • They styled their nation `The Confederate States'

WordNet

Ti"tle noun
Etymology
OF. title, F. titre, L. titulus an inscription, label, title, sign, token. Cf. Tilde, Titrate, Titular.
Definitions
  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 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) A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside. Syn. -- Epithet; name; appellation; denomination. See epithet, and Name.
Ti"tle transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. L. titulare, F. titrer. See Title, n.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Titled ; present participle & verbal noun Titling
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913