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noun

Title n.

1.

An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known.

2.

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.

3.

(Bookbindng) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.

4.

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.

5.

An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc. "With his former title greet Macbeth."

6.

A name; an appellation; a designation.

7.

(Law)

(a)

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.

(b)

The instrument which is evidence of a right.

(c)

(Canon Law) That by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.

8.

(Anc. Church Records) A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.

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

Synonyms: Epithet; name; appellation; denomination. See epithet, and Name.

verb

Title v. t. (past & past part. titled; pres. part. titling) To call by a title; to name; to entitle. "Hadrian, having quieted the island, took it for honor to be titled on his coin, "The Restorer of Britain.""

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Title" Quotes from Famous Books

... papers that go to make up the present volume, the greater number were published as a series in the columns of the New York Evening Post for 1910, under the general title of The Patient Observer. For the eminently laudable purpose of making a fairly thick book, the Patient Observer's frequently recurrent "I," "me," and "mine" have now been supplemented with the experiences and reflections of his friends Harrington, Cooper, and Harding as recorded ...

— The Patient Observer - And His Friends • Simeon Strunsky

... the ready reply. "The papers dealt rather frankly with certain regimental accounts, and, since the sergeant is now very bitterly set against us, may be useful in my hands. I had a shrewd notion that the letter concerned the title to certain lands as to which Lord Brocton and I are at odds, and on opening it I found to my satisfaction that I was right. With your permission, Oliver, ...

— The Yeoman Adventurer • George W. Gough

... village. A lodge of a temperance organization, having its headquarters in Maine, was formed at a neighboring village. It was modeled somewhat after the fashion of the Sons of Temperance. The presiding officer, with a high sounding title, was my mother's cousin, Tommy Nixon. He was the most popular young man of the neighborhood. The rudiments of a classical education gained at a reputable academy in Sackville had not detracted from his qualities ...

— The Reminiscences of an Astronomer • Simon Newcomb

... The Megalensian Games)—These games were instituted at Rome in honor of the Goddess Cybele, when her statue was brought thither from Pessinum, in Asia Minor, by Scipio Nasica; they were so called from the Greek title Megale Meter, "the Great Mother." They were called Megalesia or Megalensia, indifferently. A very interesting account of the origin of these games will be found in the Fasti of Ovid. B. iv. l. ...

— The Comedies of Terence - Literally Translated into English Prose, with Notes • Publius Terentius Afer, (AKA) Terence

... which caused him to make the complete circuit of the three-acre pond situated a short distance above the public square—a shallow body of water dignified during the wet season of the year by the high-sounding title of "Lake Stansbury," but spoken of scornfully as the "slough" after the summer's sun had reduced its surface to a few scattered wallows, foul and green with scum. It was now full of water and presented quite an imposing appearance to the new ...

— Viola Gwyn • George Barr McCutcheon

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