title

Noun

1. The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
2. The name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.
3. (broadly) A published piece of media.
4. (broadly) A section or division of a writing, as of an act of law or a book.
5. 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; a style. (For examples, see :Category:en:Titles.)
6. Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
7. In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
8. A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
9. (in-plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
10. The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
11. The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
12. (formal) A long title.
13. (informal) A short title.

Verb

To assign a title to; to entitle.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtaɪ.təl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: title

Inherited from Old English: titul

In summary

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.

Synonyms

name

heading

headline

rank

appellation

designation

right

caption

degree

entitle

claim

subject

style

term

rubric

status

position

topic

championship

ownership

deed

denomination

dub

𐐻𐐴𐐻𐐲𐑊

address

dignity

honorific

deed of conveyance

header

title of respect

given name

form of address

statute title

subtitle

surname

article

credit

cognomen

proprietary right

first name

qualification

title deed

entitlement

paragraph

preface

honour

label

🏷️

proper name

forename

designate

Translations

titre

Titel

titolo

título

título

τίτλος

titel

tytuł

Überschrift

títol

başlık

👒

titulus

عنوان

isim

intitolare

Sentences

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

It is a register of the title rather than a register of deeds .

They later adopted the title of Count of Rheinfelden.

Midlothian Bulls won their seventh league title .

The literal translation of the French title is Wasp's Nest .

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