Dictionary

title

Etymology

From Middle English title, titel, from Old English titul, from Latin titulus.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈtaɪ.təl/

Noun

title (plural titles)

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. See also Titles
- c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act I, scene ii]:
  Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death
  With his former title greet Macbeth.
- 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC ↗:
  He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.
(property law) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title
In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
I know the singer's name, but not the title of the song.
A publication.
The retailer carries thousands of titles.
Buyers of the new video game console can choose from three bundled titles.
A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book.
(mostly, in the plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
The titles scrolled by too quickly to read.
(bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic.
A division of an act of law
Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act
(sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
(law, formal) A long title.
(law, informal) A short title.