Definition of title

• n. - An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known.
• n. - The inscription in the beginning of a book, usually containing the subject of the work, the author's and publisher's names, the date, etc.
• n. - The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
• n. - A section or division of a subject, as of a law, a book, specif. (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or division of a law book.
• n. - An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc.
• n. - A name; an appellation; a designation.
• n. - That which constitutes a just cause of exclusive possession; that which is the foundation of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title.
• n. - The instrument which is evidence of a right.
• n. - That by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
• n. - A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
• n. - To call by a title; to name; to entitle.