title

Noun
  1. A heading that names a statute or legislative bill;
    May give a brief summary of the matters it deals with (synset 106357363)
    "Title 8 provided federal help for schools"
    is a type of: head, header, heading - a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
    same as: rubric, statute title
  2. The name of a work of art or literary composition etc. (synset 106354890)
    "he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title"; "he refused to give titles to his paintings"; "I can never remember movie titles"
    is a type of: name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known
    subtypes:
    • masthead - the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page
    • rubric - a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
  3. A general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work (synset 106357831)
    "the novel had chapter titles"
    is a type of: subhead, subheading - a heading of a subdivision of a text
    subtypes:
    • credit - an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work
    • caption, legend - brief description accompanying an illustration
    • subtitle - secondary or explanatory title
  4. The status of being a champion (synset 113972130)
    "he held the title for two years"
    is a type of: high status - a position of superior status
    subtypes:
    • triple crown - (baseball) an unofficial title won by a batter who leads the league in hitting average, runs batted in, and home runs
    • triple crown - (horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness
    same as: championship
  5. A legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it (synset 106557128)
    "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
    subtypes:
    • bill of sale - a deed transferring personal property
    • deed poll - a deed made and executed by only one party
    • enfeoffment - under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service
    • mortgage deed - deed embodying a mortgage
    • title deed - a legal document proving a person's right to property
    same as: deed, deed of conveyance
  6. An identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General' (synset 106350786)
    "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"
    is a type of: appellation, appellative, denomination, designation - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
    subtypes:
    • aga, agha - title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)
    • defender of the faith - a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since
    • don - a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename
    • dona - a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman
    • frau - a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
    • fraulein - a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman
    • hakham - a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man
    • herr - a German courtesy title or form of address for a man
    • miss - a form of address for an unmarried woman
    • mister, mr, mr. - a form of address for a man
    • mrs, mrs. - a form of address for a married woman
    • ms, ms. - a form of address for a woman
    • rabbi - a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher
    • reverend - a title of respect for a clergyman
    • senor - a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir'
    • senora - a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English `Mrs' or `madam'
    • senorita - a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss'
    • signora - an Italian title or form of address for a married woman
    • signorina - an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman
    • very reverend - a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others)
    • father, padre - `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
    same as: form of address, title of respect
  7. An established or recognized right (synset 105188726)
    "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim"
    is a type of: legal right - a right based in law
    subtypes: entitlement - right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits)
    same as: claim
  8. (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action (synset 106357590)
    "the titles go by faster than I can read"
    domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
    is a type of: piece of writing, writing, written material - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
  9. An appellation signifying nobility (synset 106354487)
    "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king"
    is a type of: appellation, appellative, denomination, designation - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
    subtypes:
    • lordship - a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
    • ladyship - a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
    • baronetcy - the title of a baron
    • viscountcy - the title of a viscount
  10. An informal right to something (synset 105183431)
    "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"
    is a type of: right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
    same as: claim
Verb
  1. Give a title to (synset 201031533)
    is a type of: be known as, call, know as, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
    subtypes: proclaim - declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
    same as: entitle
  2. Designate by an identifying term (synset 201030475)
    "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'"
    is a type of: be known as, call, know as, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
    same as: style

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