Title

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ti=tle

CIDE DICTIONARY

Title, n. [OF. title, F. titre, L. titulus an inscription, label, title, sign, token. Cf. Tilde, Titrate, Titular.].

•  An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known.  [1913 Webster]
•  The inscription in the beginning of a book, usually containing the subject of the work, the author's and publisher's names, the date, etc.  [1913 Webster]
•  The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.  [1913 Webster]
•  A section or division of a subject, as of a law, a book, specif. (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or division of a law book.  [1913 Webster]
•  An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preëminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc.  [1913 Webster]

  "With his former title greet Macbeth."  [1913 Webster]
•  A name; an appellation; a designation.  [1913 Webster]
•  That which constitutes a just cause of exclusive possession; that which is the foundation of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title.  [1913 Webster]
•  A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.  [1913 Webster]

Title deeds (Law), the muniments or evidences of ownership; as, the title deeds to an estate.

Syn. -- Epithet; name; appellation; denomination. See epithet, and Name.

Title, v. t. [Cf. L. titulare, F. titrer. See Title, n.].

 To call by a title; to name; to entitle.  [1913 Webster]
"Hadrian, having quieted the island, took it for honor to be titled on his coin, “The Restorer of Britain.”"  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Title, n. & v.
--n.
1 the name of a book, work of art, piece of music, etc.
2 the heading of a chapter, poem, document, etc.
3 a the contents of the title-page of a book. b a book regarded in terms of its title (published 20 new titles).
4 a caption or credit in a film, broadcast, etc.
5 a form of nomenclature indicating a person's status (e.g. professor, queen) or used as a form of address or reference (e.g. Lord, Mr, Your Grace).
6 a championship in sport.
7 Law a the right to ownership of property with or without possession. b the facts constituting this. c (foll. by to) a just or recognized claim.
8 Eccl. a a fixed sphere of work and source of income as a condition for ordination. b a parish church in Rome under a cardinal.
--v.tr. give a title to.

Idiom

title-deed a legal instrument as evidence of a right, esp. to property. title-page a page at the beginning of a book giving the title and particulars of authorship etc. title role the part in a play etc. that gives it its name (e.g. Othello).

Etymology

ME f. OF f. L titulus placard, title

THESAURUS

Title

absolute interest, acknowledgments, adverse possession, alodium, appellation, appellative, appurtenance, argument, authority, back, back matter, banner, banner head, baptize, bastard title, benefit, best seller, bibliography, binomen, binomial name, birthright, blood, book, bound book, bracket, branch, burgage, byword, call, caption, caste, catch line, catchword, category, championship, christen, claim, clan, class, classic, cognomen, colony, colophon, coloring book, common, conjugal right, contents, contents page, contingent interest, copyright page, crown, cryptonym, de facto, de jure, dedication, define, definitive work, demand, denominate, denomination, dependency, derivative title, desert, designate, designation, divine right, division, droit, drop head, dropline, dub, due, easement, empty title, endleaf, endpaper, endsheet, entitle, entitlement, epigraph, epithet, eponym, equitable interest, equity, errata, estate, euonym, faculty, fee fief, fee position, fee simple, fee simple absolute, fee simple conditional, fee simple defeasible, fee simple determinable, fee tail, feodum, feud, fiefdom, flyleaf, folio, fore edge, foreword, frankalmoign, free socage, freehold, front matter, gavelkind, grade, great work, ground, group, grouping, half-title page, handle, hanger, hardback, having title to, head, head up, heading, headline, hold, holding, honorific, hyponym, identify, imprint, inalienable right, index, inscription, interest, introduction, jump head, justification, juvenile, juvenile book, kin, knight service, label, lay fee, leaf, lease, leasehold, legal claim, legal possession, legend, level, limitation, limp-cover book, magnum opus, makeup, mandate, moniker, motto, name, namesake, natural right, nickname, nomen, nomen nudum, nominate, nonbook, notebook, novel, occupancy, occupation, opus, opuscule, opusculum, order, original title, overline, ownership, owning, page, paperback, part, percentage, picture book, pigeonhole, playbook, pocket book, position, possessing, possession, power, prayer book, predicament, preface, preliminaries, preoccupancy, preoccupation, prepossession, prerogative, prescription, presumptive right, pretense, pretension, privilege, production, proof, proper claim, proper name, proper noun, property, property right, property rights, proprietary rights, psalmbook, psalter, publication, race, rank, rating, reason, recto, reverso, right, right of entry, rubric, running head, running title, scarehead, scientific name, screamer, secret name, section, seisin, sept, serial, set, settlement, signature, sketchbook, socage, soft-cover, songbook, specify, spread, spreadhead, squatting, stake, standard work, station, status, storybook, strain, stratum, streamer, strict settlement, style, subdivision, subgroup, subhead, subheading, sublease, suborder, subtitle, superscription, table of contents, tag, tail, tautonym, tenancy, tenantry, tenure, tenure in chivalry, term, text, title page, tome, trade book, trim size, trinomen, trinomial name, trust, type page, underlease, undertenancy, use, usucapion, verso, vested interest, vested right, villein socage, villeinhold, villenage, volume, work, writing

ROGET THESAURUS

Title

Nomenclature

N nomenclature, naming, nuncupation, nomination, baptism, orismology, onomatopoeia, antonomasia, name, appelation, appelative, designation, title, heading, rubric, caption, denomination, by-name, epithet, style, proper name, praenomen, agnomen, cognomen, patronymic, surname, cognomination, eponym, compellation, description, antonym, empty title, empty name, handle to one's name, namesake, term, expression, noun, byword, convertible terms, technical term, cant, named, hight, ycleped, known as, what one may well, call fairly, call properly, call fitly, nuncupatory, nuncupative, cognominal, titular, nominal, orismological, beggar'd all description.

Scepter

N scepter, regalia, caduceus, Mercury's rod, Mercury's staff, Mercury's wand, rod of empire, mace, fasces, wand, staff, staff of office, baton, truncheon, flag, ensign of authority, emblem of authority, badge of authority, insignia of authority, throne, chair, musnud, divan, dais, woolsack, toga, pall, mantle, robes of state, ermine, purple, crown, coronet, diadem, tiara, cap of maintenance, decoration, title, portfolio, key, signet, seals, talisman, helm, reins.

Property

N property, possession, suum cuique, meum et tuum, ownership, proprietorship, lordship, seignority, empire, interest, stake, estate, right, title, claim, demand, holding, tenure, vested interest, contingent interest, beneficial interest, equitable interest, use, trust, benefit, legal estate, equitable estate, seizin, seisin, absolute interest, paramount estate, freehold, fee tail, fee simple, estate in fee, estate in tail, estate tail, estate in tail male, estate in tail female, estate in tail general, limitation, term, lease, settlement, strict settlement, particular estate, estate for life, estate for years, estate pur autre vie, remainder, reversion, expectancy, possibility, dower, dowry, jointure, appanage, inheritance, heritage, patrimony, alimony, legacy, Falcidian law, paternal estate, thirds, assets, belongings, means, resources, circumstances, wealth, money, what one is worth, what one will cut up for, estate and effects, landed property, landed real estate property, realty, land, lands, tenements, hereditaments, corporeal hereditaments, incorporeal hereditaments, acres, ground, acquest, messuage, toft, territory, state, kingdom, principality, realm, empire, protectorate, sphere of influence, manor, honor, domain, demesne, farm, plantation, hacienda, allodium, fief, fieff, feoff, feud, zemindary, dependency, arado, merestead, ranch, free lease-holds, copy lease-holds, folkland, chattels real, fixtures, plant, heirloom, easement, right of common, right of user, personal property, personal estate, personal effects, personalty, chattels, goods, effects, movables, stock, stock in trade, things, traps, rattletraps, paraphernalia, equipage, parcels, appurtenances, impedimenta, luggage, baggage, bag and baggage, pelf, cargo, lading, rent roll, income, maul and wedges, patent, copyright, chose in action, credit, debt, one's own, landed, predial, manorial, allodial, free lease-hold, copy lease-hold, feudal, feodal, to one's credit, to one's account, to the good, to one and his heirs for ever, to one and the heirs of his body, to one and his heirs and assigns, to one and his executors administrators and assign.

Title

N title, honor, knighthood, highness, excellency, grace, lordship, worship, reverence, reverend, esquire, sir, master, Mr, signor, senor, Mein Herr, mynheer, your honor, his honor, serene highness, handle to one's name, decoration, laurel, palm, wreath, garland, bays, medal, ribbon, riband, blue ribbon, cordon, cross, crown, coronet, star, garter, feather, feather in one's cap, epaulet, epaulette, colors, cockade, livery, order, arms, shield, scutcheon, reward.

Dueness

N due, dueness, right, privilege, prerogative, prescription, title, claim, pretension, demand, birthright, immunity, license, liberty, franchise, vested interest, vested right, sanction, authority, warranty, charter, warrant, constitution, tenure, bond, claimant, appellant, plaintiff, having a right to, entitled to, claiming, deserving, meriting, worthy of, privileged, allowed, sanctioned, warranted, authorized, ordained, prescribed, constitutional, chartered, enfranchised, prescriptive, presumptive, absolute, indefeasible, unalienable, inalienable, imprescriptible, inviolable, unimpeachable, unchallenged, sacrosanct, due to, merited, deserved, condign, richly deserved, allowable, lawful, licit, legitimate, legal, legalized, square, unexceptionable, right, equitable, due, en r gle, fit, fitting, correct, proper, meet, befitting, becoming, seemly, decorous, creditable, up to the mark, right as a trivet, just the thing, quite the thing, selon les r gles, duly, ex officio, de jure, by right, by divine right, jure divino, Dei gratia, in the name of, civis Romanus sum, +a chaque saint sa chandelle.

Indication

N indication, symbolism, symbolization, semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics, Zeitgeist, characteristic, diagnostic, lineament, feature, trait, fingerprint, voiceprint, footprint, noseprint, cloven hoof, footfall, recognition (memory), diagnostic, divining rod, detector, sign, symbol, index, indice, indicator, point, pointer, exponent, note, token, symptom, dollar sign, dollar mark, type, figure, emblem, cipher, device, representation, epigraph, motto, posy, gesture, gesticulation, pantomime, wink, glance, leer, nod, shrug, beck, touch, nudge, dactylology, dactylonomy, freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology, byplay, dumb show, cue, hint, clue, clew, key, scent, signal, signal post, rocket, blue light, watch fire, watch tower, telegraph, semaphore, flagstaff, cresset, fiery cross, calumet, heliograph, guidon, headlight, mark, scratch, line, stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, tick, dot, point, notch, nick, print, imprint, impress, impression, keyboard symbols, printing symbols, red letter, italics, sublineation, underlining, bold font, jotting, note, annotation, reference, blaze, cedilla, guillemets, hachure, quotation marks, ", double quotes, " ", parentheses, "( )", brackets, "", braces, "", left arrow, "<", right arrow, ">", forward slash, "/", backward slash, "\", exclamation point, "!", commercial at, "@", pound sign, "#", percent sign, "%", carat, "", ampersand, "&", asterisk, "*", hyphen, "-", dash, "-", "_", em dash, "--", plus sign, "+", equals sign, "=", question mark, "?", period, ", ", semicolon, ", ", colon, ":", comma, ", ", apostrophe, "'", single quote, "'", tilde, "~", badge, criterion, countercheck, countermark, countersign, counterfoil, duplicate, tally, label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chop, dib, totem, tessera, card, bill, witness, voucher, stamp, cacher, trade mark, Hall mark, signature, mark, autograph, autography, attestation, hand, hand writing, sign manual, cipher, seal, sigil, signet, hand and seal, paraph, brand, superscription, indorsement, endorsement, password, watchword, catchword, security card, pass, passkey, credentials, open sesame, timbrology, mot de passe, mot du guet, pass-parole, shibboleth, title, heading, docket, address card, visiting card, carte de visite, insignia, banner, banneret, bannerol, bandrol, flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflamme, figurehead, ensign, pennon, pennant, pendant, burgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack, banderole, old glory, quarantine flag, vexillum, yellow-flag, yellow jack, tricolor, stars and stripes, bunting, heraldry, crest, coat of arms, arms, armorial bearings, hatchment, escutcheon, scutcheon, shield, supporters, livery, uniform, cockade, epaulet, chevron, garland, love knot, favor, beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock, weathercock, guidepost, handpost, fingerpost, directing post, signpost, pillars of Hercules, pharos, bale-fire, beacon-fire, l'etoile du Nord, landmark, seamark, lighthouse, balize, polestar, loadstar, lodestar, cynosure, guide, address, direction, name, sign, signboard, warning, omen, prefigurement, trace, record, warning &c, alarm, scepter, trophy, gauge, milestone, milepost, brand, fool's cap, check, telltale, test, mileage ticket, milliary, notification, advertisement, word of command, call, bugle call, trumpet call, bell, alarum, cry, battle cry, rallying cry, angelus, reveille, sacring bell, sanctus bell, exposition &c (explanation), proof, pattern, indicating, indicative, indicatory, denotative, connotative, diacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorial, individual, known by, recognizable by, indicated, pointed, marked, denotable, indelible, in token of, symbolically, in dumb show, ecce signum, ex ungue leonem, ex pede Herculem, vide ut supra, vultus ariete fortior.