title

Meaning

Noun

1. An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also :Category:Titles
2. Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
3. In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
4. A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
5. The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
6. A publication.
7. A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book.
8. A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
9. The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
10. The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic.
11. A division of an act of law
12. The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
13. A long title.
14. (informal) A short title.

Verb

To assign a title to; to entitle.

Hyphenated as

ti‧tle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtaɪ.təl/

Etymology

From Middle English title, titel, from Old English titul (“title, heading, superscription”), from Latin titulus (“title, inscription”). Doublet of tilde, titer/titre, titlo, tittle, and titulus.

Sentences

They managed to retain their title .

The title was passed down over seven generations and was held by nine persons .

Midlothian Bulls won their seventh league title .

The title is a colloquialism of P-Orridge's.

Miller's famous " declension thesis " derives its name from Scottow's title .