| title | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. rubric, statute title, 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" |
| n. (communication) | 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. |
| n. (communication) | 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. |
| n. (state) | 4. championship, 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. |
| n. (communication) | 5. deed, deed of conveyance, 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" |
| n. (communication) | 6. form of address, title, title of respect | 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. |
| n. (attribute) | 7. claim, 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" |
| n. (communication) | 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" |
| n. (communication) | 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. |
| n. (attribute) | 10. claim, 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"; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" |
| v. (communication) | 11. entitle, 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" |
| v. (communication) | 12. style, 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" |
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