title

pronunciation

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Noun:

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.
a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
the status of being a champion
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. Mr. or General
an established or recognized right
(usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action
an appellation signifying nobility
an informal right to something
Verb:

give a title to
designate by an identifying term

Word Origin

title: title: [13] Title comes via Old French title from Latin titulus ‘inscription on a tomb or altar, label, title’. Other contributions made by the Latin word to English include entitle [14], tilde [19], tittle [14], and titular [18].=> entitle, tilde, tittle, titular

title (n.): c. 1300, "inscription, heading," from Old French title "title or chapter of a book; position; legal permit" (12c., Modern French titre, by dissimilation), and in part from Old English titul, both from Latin titulus "inscription, label, ticket, placard, heading; honorable appellation, title of honor," of unknown origin. Meaning "name of a book, play, etc." first recorded mid-14c. The sense of "name showing a person's rank" in English is first attested 1580s. Sports championship sense attested from 1913 (originally in lawn tennis), hence titlist (1913).

title (v.): "to furnish with a title," early 14c., from title (n.). Related: Titled; titling.