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1. n. A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also : | |
2. n. (legal) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this. | |
a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title | |
3. n. In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice. | |
4. n. A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside. | |
5. n. 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. | |
6. n. A publication. | |
The retailer carries thousands of titles. | |
Buyers of the new video game console can choose from three bundled titles. | |
7. n. A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book. | |
8. n. (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. | |
9. n. (bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book. | |
10. n. The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic. | |
11. n. A division of an act of law | |
Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act | |
12. n. (sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports. | |
13. v. To assign a title to; to entitle. | |