# title

Pronunciation: say "TY-tuhl" /ˈtaɪ.tl̩/

## Noun

1. The name of a book, film, song, painting or other written or artistic work.
   - Simple: The name of a book, film, song, painting or other piece of work.
   - _She struggled for weeks to find a title that captured the spirit of her memoir._
   - _The article's title promised far more than the text delivered._
2. The distinction conferred on whoever wins a sports championship.
   - Simple: The prize and honor of being the champion in a sport.
   - _The club has held the national title for three straight seasons._
   - _He defended his heavyweight title against a determined challenger._
3. A word or phrase attached to a person's name to indicate rank, office, honor, profession, or academic qualification.
   - Simple: A word like Doctor, Queen, or Captain used with a person's name to show rank or respect.
   - _After earning her doctorate, she added the title 'Dr.' to her name._
   - _The duke inherited his title along with the family estate._
4. An individual published work, such as a book, magazine, recording, or video game, considered as a distinct item in a catalog or list.
   - Simple: A single book, movie, game, or other published work, counted as one item.
   - _The publisher releases around fifty new titles every year._
   - _The studio's best-selling title spawned three sequels._
6. The legal right to own a piece of property, or the deed or similar document that serves as proof of that right.
   - Simple: The legal right to own something, or the paper that proves you own it.
   - _The bank holds the title until the loan is paid off._
   - _Before closing, the lawyer confirmed that the seller had clear title to the land._
7. A name or label that marks out a person, place, or thing as distinguished, often because it is the best, the first, or the most notable example of its kind.
   - Simple: A special name given to a place, person or thing, often for being the best or first of its kind.
   - _The new tower will take the title of tallest building in the city when it opens next year._
   - _For a decade the corner bakery has kept its title as the place with the best bagels in the neighborhood._
8. A major section or division of a legal code, statute, or book, often containing chapters or articles.
   - Simple: One of the main numbered parts of a law or a long book.
   - _Immigration matters fall under Title 8 of the United States Code._
   - _The treaty's third title deals with trade in services._
9. A written credit, caption, or other piece of text displayed on screen as part of a film, video, or performance.
   - Simple: Words shown on the screen in a movie or video, such as names of the actors.
   - _A title at the start of the film explains the historical setting._
   - _The closing titles rolled for nearly five minutes._
10. The official name for the role or post someone holds within an organization, rather than the person's own name.
   - Simple: The name of the job someone does at a company or group, not their own name.
   - _Please include your name, title, and department in your email signature._
   - _Some startups hand out impressive titles like 'chief happiness officer' instead of raises._

## Verb

5. To assign a name to a written or artistic work; to entitle.
   - Simple: To give a name to a book, movie, or other work.
   - _The committee asked her to title the report something less technical._
   - _He titled the exhibition 'Fragments of Memory.'_

## Other meanings

- (noun) In law, the formal name of a statute or bill: the short title used to cite it, or the long title setting out its purpose.
- (noun) In bookbinding, the panel between the bands on the spine of a book where the name is lettered.
- (noun) In canon law, the right or ground by which a beneficiary holds a benefice, the church office and income attached to it.
- (noun) The particular church to which a priest was ordained and at which he was required to reside.

## Origin

Latin titulus ("title, inscription") was taken into Old English as titul ("title, heading, superscription") and became Middle English title. It shares its origin with tittle, tilde, titlo, titer/titre and titulus, which are its doublets.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/title (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).