ti·tle (t t l)n. 1. An identifying name given to a book, play, film, musical composition, or other work. 2. A general or descriptive heading, as of a book chapter. 3. a. Written material to be read by viewers that is included in a film or television show, typically presenting credits, narration, or dialogue. Often used in the plural. b. A written piece of translated dialogue superimposed at the bottom of the frame during a film; a subtitle. 4. Law A heading that names a document, statute, or proceeding. 5. A division of a law book, declaration, or bill, generally larger than a section or article. 6. A written work that is published or about to be published: the titles in a press's fall catalog. 7. Law a. The coincidence of all the elements that constitute the fullest legal right to control and dispose of property or a claim. b. The aggregate evidence that gives rise to a legal right of possession or control. c. The instrument, such as a deed, that constitutes this evidence. 8. a. Something that provides a basis for or justifies a claim. b. A legitimate or alleged right. See Synonyms at claim. 9. A formal appellation attached to the name of a person or family by virtue of office, rank, hereditary privilege, noble birth, or attainment or used as a mark of respect. 10. A descriptive name; an epithet. 11. Sports A championship. 12. Ecclesiastical a. A source of income or area of work required of a candidate for ordination in the Church of England. b. A Roman Catholic church in or near Rome having a cardinal for its nominal head. tr.v. ti·tled, ti·tling, ti·tles 1. To give a title to; entitle. 2. To call by a name; style. [Middle English, from Old English titul, superscription, and from Old French title, title, both from Latin titulus.] |
title
Noun
1. the distinctive name of a book, film, record, etc.: his first album bore the title `Safe as Milk'
2. a descriptive name or heading of a section of a book, speech, etc.
3. a book or periodical: publishers were averaging a total of 500 new titles annually
4. a name or epithet signifying rank, office, or function: the job bears the title Assistant Divisional Administrator
5. a formal designation, such as Mrs or Dr
6. Sport a championship: the Italians have won the title
7. Law the legal right to possession of property [Latin titulus]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | title - a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" |
| 2. | title - the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.; "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" name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" 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. | title - a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles" subhead, subheading - a heading of a subdivision of a text credit - an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; "the credits were given at the end of the film" subtitle - secondary or explanatory title | |
| 4. |  title - the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"high status - a position of superior status 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 | |
| 5. | title - a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right 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 law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 6. | title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" appellation, appellative, designation, denomination - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others 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; "Don Roberto" Dona - a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman; "Dona Marguerita" 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 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) | |
| 7. | title - an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim" legal right - a right based in law own right - by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved; "a peer in his own right"; "a leading sports figure in his own right"; "a fine opera in its own right" entitlement - right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits); "entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget" | |
| 8. | title - (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action; "the titles go by faster than I can read" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one piece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" | |
| 9. | title - an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king" appellation, appellative, designation, denomination - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others Lordship - a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship" Ladyship - a title used to address any peeress except a duchess; "Your Ladyship"; "Her Ladyship" baronetcy - the title of a baron viscountcy - the title of a viscount | |
| 10. | title - an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" | |
| Verb | 1. | title - give a title to proclaim - declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King" |
| 2. | title - designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'" |
title
noun 2. name, designation, epithet, term, handle (slang) nickname, denomination, pseudonym, appellation, sobriquet, nom de plume, moniker or monicker (slang)
Translations
title
n title [ˈtaitl]
1 the name of a book, play, painting, piece of music etc The title of the painting is `A Winter Evening'. titel عُنْوان заглавие název, nadpis titel der Titel τίτλος título pealkiri عنوان nimi, otsikko titre כּוֹתֶרֶת, שֵׁם नाम naslov, naziv cím judul titill titolo 表題 제목 pavadinimas nosaukums; virsraksts tajuk titel tittel, navn tytuł título titlu, nume, denumire название názov, nadpis naslov naslov titel ชื่อเรื่อง başlık, isim 標題 заголовок, назва عنوان tiêu đề 标题
2 a word put before a person's name to show rank, honour, occupation etc Sir John; Lord Henry; Captain Smith; Professor Brown; Dr (Doctor) Peter Jones. titel لَقَب звание titul titel der Titel τίτλος (κοινωνικής θέσης, τιμής κτλ.) título tiitel لقب؛ عنوان titteli titre תוֹאָר शीर्षक naslov, titula (társadalmi, nemesi) cím gelar titill, nafnbót titolo 肩書 직함, 작위 titulas tituls gelaran titel tittel tytuł título titlu звание; титул titul naziv titula titel คำนำหน้าชื่อ (เช่น ตำแหน่ง ยศ บรรดาศักดิ์) ünvan 頭銜(如官銜、學位等) титул; звання القاب، خطاب tước danh 头衔（如官衔、学位等）
adj titled
having a title that shows noble rank a titled lady. betitel ذو لَقَب شَرَف имащ (благородническа) титла urozený adelig tituliert τιτλούχος título aadli- دارای عنوان اشرافی arvonimen saanut titré בַּעַל תוֹאָר אֲצוּלָה अभिजात koji ima naslov, titulu nemes(i ranggal bíró) punya gelar aðals-, titlaður titolato 貴族の 직함이[] 있는 su titulu titulēts ada gelaran met een adellijke titel adels-, adelig utytułowany titular cu titlu nobiliar титулованный urodzený ki ima plemiški naslov s titulom betitlad, adlig ซึ่งมียศตำแหน่ง asalet ünvanına sahip 有頭銜的 титулований خطاب يافتہ có tước danh 有头衔的
title deed
a document that proves legal ownership I have the title deeds of the house. transportakte صَك المِلْكِيَّه، سَنَد التَّمْليك нотариален акт за собственост doklad vlastnického práva skøde die Eigentumsurkunde τίτλος ιδιοκτησίας escritura de propiedad kinnistusakt سند مالکیت kauppakirja titre de propriété שְׁטַר קִנייַן अधिकार पत्र dokument o pravu vlasništva birtoklevél surat pemilikan afsal (di proprietà diritto) 権利証書 (부동산의) 권리증서 dokumentas, patvirtinantis nuosavybės teisę īpašumtiesību dokuments surat ikatan hak milik eigendomsakte skjøte tytuł własności título de propriedade titlu de proprietate документ, подтверждающий право собственности doklad vlastníckeho práva listina o lastništvu tapija äganderättshandling โฉนดที่ดิน tapu senedi 地契(等) документ, що підтверджує право власності قانوني ملکيت کي دستاويز chứng thư 地契（等）
title page
the page at the beginning of a book on which are the title, the author's name etc. titelblad صَفْحَة العُنْوان заглавна страница titulní strana tittelblad das Titelblatt σελίδα τίτλου portada tiitelleht صفحه عنوان nimiölehti page de titre עָמוּד שַׁעַר मुख-पृष्ठ naslovnica, naslovna strana címoldal, címlap halaman judul titilsíða frontespizio 表題紙 (책의) 속표지 titulinis lapas titullapa halaman judul penuh titelpagina tittelside strona tytułowa página de rosto pagină de titlu титульный лист hlavná úloha naslovna stran naslovna strana titelblad ปกด้านในของหนังสือ baş sayfa 扉頁 титульна сторінка کتاب کا پہلا صفحہ trang bìa 扉页
title rôle
the rôle or part in a play of the character named in the title He's playing the title rôle in `Hamlet'. titelrol الدَّور الذي يُعْطي المَسْرَحِيَّة إسمُها лице от едноименна пиеса titulní role titelrolle die Titelrolle ομώνυμος ρόλος papel principal nimiroll شخصیتی که نام او با نام فیلم یا نمایش یکی است nimirooli rôle principal הַתַפקִיד הָרָאשִי शीर्षक की भूमिका naslovna uloga címszerep peranan (parte principale) 主題役 pagrindinis vaidmuo titulloma watak tajuk titelrol rola tytułowa papel principal заглавная роль hlavná úloha naslovna vloga naslovna uloga titelroll บทบาทสำคัญ piyese adını veren karakter; başrol 劇名角色 заголовна роль ڈرامہ کا وہ کردار جو اس کے عنوان ميں مذکور ہو 剧名角色
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