title

/'taitl/
Noun
  1. an informal right to something
    • his claim on her attentions
    • his title to fame
  2. an appellation signifying nobility
    • `your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king
  3. (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action
    • the titles go by faster than I can read
  4. an established or recognized right
    • a strong legal claim to the property
    • he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate
    • he staked his claim
  5. an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'
    • the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title
  6. a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
    • he signed the deed
    • he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment
  7. the status of being a champion
    • he held the title for two years
  8. a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
    • the novel had chapter titles
  9. the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.
    • he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title
    • he refused to give titles to his paintings
    • I can never remember movie titles
  10. a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
    • Title 8 provided federal help for schools
Verb
  1. designate by an identifying term
    • They styled their nation `The Confederate States'
  2. give a title to

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