title

/tuyt"l/, n., adj., v., titled, titling.

n.

1. the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.

2. a descriptive heading or caption, as of a chapter, section, or other part of a book.

3. See title page.

4. a descriptive or distinctive appellation, esp. one belonging to a person by right of rank, office, attainment, etc.: the title of Lord Mayor.

5. Sports. the championship: He won the title three years in a row.

6. an established or recognized right to something.

7. a ground or basis for a claim.

8. anything that provides a ground or basis for a claim.

9. Law.

a. legal right to the possession of property, esp. real property.

b. the ground or evidence of such right.

c. the instrument constituting evidence of such right.

d. a unity combining all of the requisites to complete legal ownership.

e. a division of a statute, lawbook, etc., esp. one larger than an article or section.

f. (in pleading) the designation of one's basis for judicial relief; the cause of action sued upon, as a contract or tort.

10. Eccles.

a. a fixed sphere of work and source of income, required as a condition of ordination.

b. any of certain Roman Catholic churches in Rome, the nominal incumbents of which are cardinals.

11. Usually, titles. Motion Pictures, Television.

a. a subtitle in the viewer's own language: an Italian movie with English titles.

b. any written matter inserted into the film or program, esp. the list of actors, technicians, writers, etc., contributing to it; credits.

adj.

12. of or pertaining to a title: the title story in a collection.

13. that decides a title: a title bout.

v.t.

14. to furnish with a title; designate by an appellation; entitle.

[bef. 950; ME, var. of titel, OE titul < L titulus superscription, title]

Syn. 4. designation, denomination. See name. 14. denominate, term, call, style.

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