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ti⋅tle

  [tahyt-l] noun, adjective, verb, -tled, -tling.
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–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.
3. title page.
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.
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.
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.
–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.
Origin:
bef. 950; ME, var. of titel, OE titul < L titulus superscription, title

Synonyms:
4. designation, denomination. See name. 14. denominate, term, call, style.
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Title IX

 
–noun
a clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid.
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ti·tle   (tīt'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.

    1. 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.

    2. A written piece of translated dialogue superimposed at the bottom of the frame during a film; a subtitle.

    3. The coincidence of all the elements that constitute the fullest legal right to control and dispose of property or a claim.

    4. The aggregate evidence that gives rise to a legal right of possession or control.

    5. The instrument, such as a deed, that constitutes this evidence.

    6. Something that provides a basis for or justifies a claim.

    7. A legitimate or alleged right. See Synonyms at claim.

    8. A source of income or area of work required of a candidate for ordination in the Church of England.

    9. A Roman Catholic church in or near Rome having a cardinal for its nominal head.

  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

    1. The coincidence of all the elements that constitute the fullest legal right to control and dispose of property or a claim.

    2. The aggregate evidence that gives rise to a legal right of possession or control.

    3. The instrument, such as a deed, that constitutes this evidence.

    4. Something that provides a basis for or justifies a claim.

    5. A legitimate or alleged right. See Synonyms at claim.

    6. A source of income or area of work required of a candidate for ordination in the Church of England.

    7. A Roman Catholic church in or near Rome having a cardinal for its nominal head.

    1. Something that provides a basis for or justifies a claim.

    2. A legitimate or alleged right. See Synonyms at claim.

    3. A source of income or area of work required of a candidate for ordination in the Church of England.

    4. A Roman Catholic church in or near Rome having a cardinal for its nominal head.

  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

    1. A source of income or area of work required of a candidate for ordination in the Church of England.

    2. 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.]
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Word Origin & History

title 
c.1303, "inscription, heading," from O.Fr. title (12c.), and in part from O.E. titul, both from L. titulus "inscription, heading," of unknown origin. Meaning "name of a book, play, etc." first recorded c.1340. The sense of "name showing a person's rank" is first attested 1590. The verb meaning "to furnish with a title" is attested from 1387.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ti·tle
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French, inscription, legal right, from Old French, from Latin titulum inscription, chapter heading, part of the law that sanctions an action
1 a : the means or right by which one owns or possesses property; broadly : the quality of ownership as determined by a body of facts and events
after–acquired title
: title that vests automatically in a grantee when acquired by a grantor who purported to sell the property before acquiring title; also : a doctrine that requires such vesting —compare estoppel by deed at ESTOPPEL 1
NOTE: The doctrine of after-acquired title generally does not apply when the grantor receives title by quitclaim deed; to vest title in the grantee the deed must include words expressing such an intention.
clear title
: title that exists free of claims or encumbrances on the property clear title to the farm>; broadly : MARKETABLE TITLE in this entry
equitable title
: title vested in one who is considered by the application of equitable principles to be the owner of property even though legal title is vested in another equitable title to and an insurable interest in the property>; specifically : the right to receive legal title upon performance of an obligation
good title
: title to property (as a negotiable instrument or real property) that is valid in fact or law or beyond a reasonable doubt good title to the item>; especially : MARKETABLE TITLE in this entry
In·di·an title
: title held by American Indians that consists of the right to occupy certain land with the permission of the United States government Indian title, and any rights appurtenant to the title, without obtaining the consent of the Indian peoples —In re Rights to Use Water in Big Horn River System(s), 753 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 76 (1988)> —compare RESERVATION
just title
in the civil law of Louisiana : a juridical act (as a sale or donation) sufficient to transfer ownership or a real right; also : the title that derives from such an act just title>
NOTE: For the purposes of acquisitive prescription, the requirement of just title is satisfied by an act that would have been sufficient to transfer ownership if it had been executed by the true owner.
legal title
: title that is determined or recognized as constituting formal or valid ownership (as by virtue of an instrument) even if not accompanied by possession or use legal title to the property> legal title to the goods until the debt was paid> —compare legal interest at INTEREST 1
lu·cra·tive title
/'lü-kr&-tiv-/
: title to property acquired by gift, succession, or inheritance lucrative title remained the separate property of the spouse>
marketable title
: title that is subject to no reasonable doubt as to its validity or freedom from encumbrance and that can be reasonably sold, purchased, or mortgaged marketable title to the property>; specifically : title of such quality that a purchaser under contract should be compelled to accept it called also merchantable title
NOTE: Clear title and good title are commonly used to indicate marketable title.
onerous title
1 in the civil law of Louisiana : title that depends on the giving of consideration for the property
2 : title to property that is acquired through the labor or skill of a spouse and is included in community property
paper title
: title shown on a document paper title was held by her husband>
par·a·mount title
/'par-&-"maunt-/
: title that renders inferior any other title to the property paramount title>
particular title
in the civil law of Louisiana : title by which one possesses or owns particular property received (as by purchase, gift, or legacy) before or after the death of an ancestor particular title does not continue the possession of his ancestor —A. N. Yiannopoulos> —see also particular legacy at LEGACY —compare UNIVERSAL TITLE in this entry
record title
: title shown on the public record
tax title
: title obtained by the purchaser of property at a tax sale; also : title held by a governmental body to property seized because of tax delinquency
universal title
: title acquired by the conveyance causa mortis of a specified proportion (as one-fourth) of all of the conveyor's property interests or all of a specified type of the conveyor's property interests esp. so that upon the conveyor's death the recipient stands as a universal successor universal title> b : an instrument (as a deed) that is evidence of ownership c : CERTIFICATE OF TITLE 1a title fees>
2 a : the name or heading of something (as a proceeding, statute, or book) b often cap : a division of a statutory or regulatory code or of an act <Title IX>
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