Title Definition–noun | 1. | the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like. |
| 2. | a descriptive heading or caption, as of a chapter, section, or other part of a book. |
| 4. | a descriptive or distinctive appellation, esp. one belonging to a person by right of rank, office, attainment, etc.: the title of Lord Mayor. |
| 5. | Sports. the championship: He won the title three years in a row. |
| 6. | an established or recognized right to something. |
| 7. | a ground or basis for a claim. |
| 8. | anything that provides a ground or basis for a claim. |
| 9. | Law. | a. | legal right to the possession of property, esp. real property. |
| b. | the ground or evidence of such right. |
| c. | the instrument constituting evidence of such right. |
| d. | a unity combining all of the requisites to complete legal ownership. |
| e. | a division of a statute, lawbook, etc., esp. one larger than an article or section. |
| f. | (in pleading) the designation of one's basis for judicial relief; the cause of action sued upon, as a contract or tort. |
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| 10. | Ecclesiastical. | a. | a fixed sphere of work and source of income, required as a condition of ordination. |
| b. | any of certain Roman Catholic churches in Rome, the nominal incumbents of which are cardinals. |
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| 11. | Usually, titles. Movies, Television. | a. | a subtitle in the viewer's own language: an Italian movie with English titles. |
| b. | any written matter inserted into the film or program, esp. the list of actors, technicians, writers, etc., contributing to it; credits. |
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–adjective | 12. | of or pertaining to a title: the title story in a collection. |
| 13. | that decides a title: a title bout. |
–verb (used with object) | 14. | to furnish with a title; designate by an appellation; entitle. |
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