Title
Title (tī"t'l) , noun
[Old French title, French titre, Latin titulus an inscription, label, title, sign, token. Compare Tilde, Titrate, Titular.]
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.
(Roman & Canon Laws) 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 preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc.
With his former title greet Macbeth.
6.
A name; an appellation; a designation.
7.
(a) (Law) 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)
(Law) The instrument which is evidence of a right.
(c)
(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.
Collocations (1)
Title deeds (Law) , the muniments or evidences of ownership; as, the title deeds to an estate.
Title , transitive verb
[Compare Latin titulare, French titrer. See Title, n.]
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.”