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title Definition

ti·tle (tīt′'l)

noun

  1. the name of a book, chapter, poem, essay, picture, statue, piece of music, play, film, etc.
    1. title page
    2. a literary work of a particular title 150 new titles in the publisher's fall catalog
  3. a descriptive name or appellation; epithet
  4. an appellation given to a person or family as a sign of privilege, distinction, rank, or profession
  5. a claim or right
  6. in sports and other competition, a championship
  7. Ch. of England a source of income or field of work required of a candidate for ordination
  8. Film, TV words shown on the screen that give credit to someone for work done, translate a segment of foreign dialogue, etc.: usually used in pl.
  9. Law
    1. the name of a statute or act; also, the heading designating a legal proceeding
    2. a division of a law book, statute, etc., usually larger than a section or article
    3. a right to ownership, esp. of real estate
    4. evidence of such right of ownership
    5. a document stating such a right; deed

Etymology: OFr < L titulus, inscription, label, title, sign

transitive verb -·tled, -·tling

to give a title to; designate by a specified name, or title; entitle

title Synonyms

title

n.

  1. A designation

    book name, indication, heading, caption, inscription, headline, subtitle, sign, appellation; see also name 1.

  2. Ownership or evidence of ownership

    holding, right, claim, due, power, license; see also deed, 2, ownership.

  3. Mark of rank or dignity

    honorific, appellation, form of address, epithet, commission, decoration, medal, ribbon, coat of arms, crest, cordon, order, authority, privilege, degree; see also emblem.

    Titles include: Sir, Doctor, Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms, Reverend, Bishop, Archbishop, Cardinal, Pope, Monsignor, Father, Rabbi, Dame, King, Prince, Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquis, Marquise, Duke, Grand Duke, Knight, Count, Czar, Tsar, Emperor, Empress, Sultan, Khan, Emir, Pasha, Mirza, Sahib, Effendi, Queen, Duchess, Lady, Princess, Marchioness, Viscountess, Countess, Monsieur, Madame, Mademoiselle, Señor, Señorita, Señora, Don, Doña, Herr, Fräulein, Frau, General, Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, Admiral, Commander, Sergeant, Ensign, President, Vice-President, Secretary, Speaker, Governor, Mayor, Judge, Ambassador, Representative, Senator.

  4. A championship

    cup, trophy, first place.

title Law Definition

n

  1. Ownership; the legal right to possess and to dispose of property. See also ownership, possession, tenancy.
  2. Legal evidence of a person’s right of ownership of property; a deed or similar instrument that evidences ownership.
adverse title
A title that has been acquired as a result of adverse possession.
bad title
A title that cannot legally convey the applicable property to a new owner, usually because of one or more conflicting claims to that property. An unmarketable title is not necessarily a bad title, but a bad title is always an unmarketable one.
clear title
  1. A title that is free from any burdens, such as encumbrances or other limitations.
  2. A marketable title. See marketable title.
defective title
See bad title.
equitable title
A title indicating that its holder has a favorable interest in the property and entitles its holder to acquire formal title to it.
good title
A title that is legally in effect and is valid. See also clear title and marketable title.
marketable title
A title that would be acceptable to a reasonable buyer, in that it appears to cover all the property that the seller is offering and it lacks any defect or limitation.
paramount title
A title that supersedes any and all other titles or claims against the same property. It signifies immediate right to possession and may be the basis for eviction of a tenant.
unmarketable title
A title that a reasonable buyer would fail to accept, due to pending litigation or some other unresolved conflicts over the property.
title Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • win: Two Orkney golfers have won the Scottish champions title in the biggest competition for club golfers in the world.
  • publish: The Dimbleby Newspaper Group publishes eight local, paid-for newspaper titles.
  • retain: Uruguay, in 1924 and 1928, is the only other nation to have retained the title.
  • confer: One of the objectives of the Law Commission and Land Registry's report is that registration alone should confer title.
  • inherit: Her successor will inherit the title of Pantomime Professor of Theology and a glitzy pair of red shoes which were left.

Adjective modifier

  • coveted: Lads were practicing for one of the coveted international titles, the Bells Beach Surfing Classic, held over easter.
  • prestigious: American Airlines joins these four on the shortlist for the prestigious title of ' Airline of the Year 2003 ' .
  • periodical: University Library Service With over one million books and 5,500 periodical titles, our award-winning library is a first-class facility.
  • descriptive: A typical template might include the following sections: Title - short descriptive title; this can be accompanied by a short abstract.

Modifies a noun

  • deed: No one's land is to be seized and no title deeds taken away.
  • track: The title track is, in my opinion, the best thing they have ever written.
  • tag: The Title Tag The title tag is used by many search engines as an indexing tool.
  • contender: As Dempsey struggles with engine problems the other title contenders start queuing up behind him.
  • sequence: However the film does get MAJOR bonus points for having arguably the greatest title credits sequence ever.
  • sponsor: KPMG is the title sponsor of Top Track 100 and a main sponsor of Top Track 250.

Noun used with modifier

  • journal: You can search for these by journal title or keyword, or browse within a subject area.
  • league: When he won the league with Liverpool he became the first manager to guide two different English clubs to the league title.
  • job: In t... click job title for more details.. .
  • championship: With both players on a score of 7½ , the winner would secure the championship title.
  • song: The screen offers all the usual data; song title, time, battery.
title Quotes

   Most of my colleagues were -ists of one sort or another; and however kind and friendly they might be, I, the man without a rag of a label to cover himself with, could not fail to have some of theuneasy feelings which must have beset the historical fox when, after leaving the trap in which his tail remained, he presented himself to his normally elongated companions. So I took thought, and invented what I conceived to be the appropriate title of 'agnostic'.

—Huxley,T(homas) H(enry)

Each had his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by heart; and his friends could only read the title.

—Woolf, (Adeline) Virginia ne¤  e Stephen

Dessa civiliza c° a‹  o so¤   pode sair quem tem como fun c° a‹  o especial a de sair: a um cientista e¤   dada a licen c° a, a um padre e¤   dada a permissa‹  o. Mas na‹  o a uma mulher que nem sequer tem as garantias de um t|¤tulo. Only he whose special function is departure can depart from that civilization: a scientist isgiven license, a priest isgiven permission. But these are not given to a woman who does not even have the guarantee of a title.

—Lispector, Clarice

The Master: records prove the title good: Yet figures fail you, for they cannot say How many men whose names you never knew Are proud to tell their sons they saw you play. They share the sunlight of your summer day Of thirty years; and they, with you, recall How, through those well-wrought centuries, your hand Reshaped the history of bat and ball.

—Aristotle

Although Brooke never succeeded in becoming the first modern poet, he may deserve to be called the first modern undergraduate, a title of comparable significance.

—Levenson, Michael

Men don't and can't live by exchanging articles, but by producing them. They don't live by trade, but by work. Give up that foolish and vain title of Trades Unions; and take that of Labourers' Unions.

—Ruskin,John

OThou, whatever title suit thee! Auld Hornie, Satan, Nick, or Clootie.

—Burns, Robert

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