1. [noun] A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also
2. [noun] (legal) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
3. [noun] In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
4. [noun] A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
5. [noun] The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
6. [noun] A publication.
7. [noun] A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book.
8. [noun] (mostly in the plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
9. [noun] (bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
10. [noun] The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic.
11. [noun] A division of an act of Congress or Parliament.
12. [noun] (sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
13. [verb] (transitive) To assign a title to; to entitle.
14. [noun] 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'.
15. [noun] 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'.
16. [noun] A general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; 'the novel had chapter titles'.
17. [noun] The status of being a champion; 'he held the title for two years'.
18. [noun] 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'.
19. [noun] An identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; 'the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title'.
20. [noun] 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'.
21. [noun] (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'.
22. [noun] An appellation signifying nobility; '`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king'.
23. [noun] An informal right to something; 'his claim on her attentions'; 'his title to fame'.
24. [verb] Give a title to.
25. [verb] Designate by an identifying term; 'They styled their nation `The Confederate States''.
