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Middle English title

English title

From Middle English title, titel, from Old English titul (“title, heading, superscription”), from Latin titulus (“title, inscription”). Doublet of tilde, titer/titre, titlo, tittle, and titulus.

title (plural titles)

  1. The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
    I know the singer's name, but not the title of the song.
  2. The name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.
  3. (by extension) A published piece of media.
    The retailer carries thousands of titles.
    Buyers of the new video game console can choose from three bundled titles.
  4. (by extension) A section or division of a writing, as of an act of law or a book.
    Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act
  5. 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, such as Mister, Mr, Ms, Doctor, or Dr; for more examples, see :Category:en:Titles.
    Synonym: style
  6. (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
  7. In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
  8. A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
  9. (chiefly in the plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
    The titles scrolled by too quickly to read.
  10. (sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
  11. (bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
  1. (law, formal) A long title.
  2. (law, informal) A short title.

prefix or suffix added to a name

right to ownership

certificate of ownership

name of a book, etc

subject of a writing

title (third-person singular simple present titles, present participle titling, simple past and past participle titled)

  1. (transitive) To assign a title to; to entitle.

to assign a title to

title

  1. (Internet slang) Used in the body of a post to indicate that the title has already said all that needs to be said.

From English title.

title

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) title; appellation; (especially) job title

title

  1. inflection of titeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

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