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ti·tle  (ttl)
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 [ˈtaɪtəl]
n
1. the distinctive name of a work of art, musical or literary composition, etc.
2. a descriptive name, caption, or heading of a section of a book, speech, etc.
3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) See title page
4. a name or epithet signifying rank, office, or function
5. a formal designation, such as Mr, Mrs, or Miss
6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an appellation designating nobility
7. (Performing Arts) Films
a.  short for subtitle [2]
b.  written material giving credits in a film or television programme
8. (General Sporting Terms) Sport a championship
9. (Law) Property law
a.  the legal right to possession of property, esp real property
b.  the basis of such right
c.  the documentary evidence of such right title deeds
10. (Law) Law
a.  the heading or a division of a statute, book of law, etc.
b.  the heading of a suit or action at law
11. (Law)
a.  any customary or established right
b.  a claim based on such a right
12. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a definite spiritual charge or office in the church, without appointment to which a candidate for holy orders cannot lawfully be ordained
13. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a titular church
vb
(tr) to give a title to
[from Old French, from Latin titulus]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
header, heading, head - a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
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"
legend, caption - brief description accompanying an illustration
subtitle - secondary or explanatory title
4.titletitle - 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
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; "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
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)
Padre, Father - `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
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"
Verb1.title - give a title to
proclaim - declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King"
call, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
2.title - designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'"
call, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"

title
noun
1. heading, name, caption, label, legend, inscription The book was first published under the title 'A Place for Us'.
2. publication, book, offering a publisher with 50 new titles a year
3. name, designation, epithet, term, handle (slang), nickname, denomination, pseudonym, appellation, sobriquet, nom de plume, moniker or monicker (slang) Her husband was honoured with the title 'Sir Denis'.
4. (Sport) championship, trophy, laurels, bays, crown, honour He has retained his title as world chess champion.
5. (Law) ownership, right, claim, privilege, entitlement, tenure, prerogative, freehold He never had title to the property.
verb
name, call, term, style, label, tag, designate a new book titled 'The Golden Thirteen'
Translations
title [ˈtaɪtl]
A. N
1. [of book, chapter] → título m; (= headline) → titular m, cabecera f
what title are you giving the book?¿qué título vas a dar al libro?, ¿cómo vas a titular el libro?
2. (= form of address) → fórmula f de tratamiento, tratamiento m; [of nobility etc] → título m
what title should I give him?¿qué tratamiento debo darle?
noble title; title of nobilitytítulo m de nobleza
George V gave him a titleJorge V le dio un título de nobleza or le ennobleció
what's your job title?¿cómo se llama or qué nombre recibe tu puesto?
3. (Sport) → título m
to hold a titleser campeón/ona m/f, tener un título
4. (Publishing) (= book, periodical) → título m, publicación f
5. (Jur) (= right) → derecho m
his title to the propertysu derecho a la propiedad
6. titles (Cine, TV) → créditos mpl
the opening/closing titlescréditos mpl iniciales/finales
B. VTtitular, intitular(frm)
C. CPD title deed N (Jur) → título m de propiedad
title fight Ncombate m por el título
title holder N (Sport) → campeón/ona m/f
title page Nportada f
title role N (Theat, Cine) → papel m principal
title track N (Mus) → corte m que da nombre al álbum

title [ˈtaɪtəl] n
[book, film, painting] → titre m
He wrote a book with the title "The Castle" → Il a écrit un livre intitulé "Le Château".
(showing status or profession)titre m
to award sb the title of → conférer à qn le titre de job title
[aristocrat] → titre m
(in sporting competition)titre m
to retain one's title → conserver son titre
(= legal ownership) → titre m de propriété
to have title to sth → avoir le titre de propriété de qch

title
n
Titel m (also Sport); (of chapter)Überschrift f; (Film) → Untertitel m; (= form of address)Anrede f; what title do you give a bishop?wie redet or spricht man einen Bischof an?
(Jur: = right) → (Rechts)anspruch m (→ to auf +acc), → Titel m (spec); (= document)Eigentumsurkunde f

title:
title deed
nEigentumsurkunde f
title fight
nTitelkampf m
titleholder
n (Sport) → Titelträger(in) m(f), → Titelinhaber(in) m(f)
title page
n (Typ) → Titelseite f
title part, title role
n (Theat, Film) → Titelrolle f

title [ˈtaɪtl] n
a. (gen) → titolo
to hold a title → detenere un titolo
b. (Law) (right) title (to)diritto (a)

title [ˈtaɪtl] n
a. (gen) → titolo
to hold a title → detenere un titolo
b. (Law) (right) title (to)diritto (a)

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 otsikko titre כּוֹתֶרֶת, שֵׁם नाम naslov, naziv cím judul titill titolo 表題 제목, 표제 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
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 칭호 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
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 aatelinen titré בַּעַל תוֹאָר אֲצוּלָה अभिजात koji ima naslov, titulu nemes(i ranggal bíró) punya gelar aðals-, titlaður titolato 貴族の 작위, 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
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 saantokirja titre de propriété שְׁטַר קִנייַן अधिकार पत्र dokument o pravu vlasništva birtoklevél surat pemilikan afsal (diritto di proprietà) 権利証書 (부동산의) 권리 증서 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
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 otsikkosivu 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 nimiosa rôle principal הַתַפקִיד הָרָאשִי शीर्षक की भूमिका naslovna uloga címszerep peranan (parte principale) 主題役 주제역 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

title لَقَبْ název titel Titel τίτλος título nimi titre naslov titolo 題名 제목 titel tittel tytuł título название titel ชื่อเรื่อง başlık cái tít 标题


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