title

v. call by a title, furnish with a caption or heading

n. distinctive appellation denoting rank or achievement; heading, caption; right; ownership; championship

A title is a prefix or suffix added to a person's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may even be inserted between a first and last name (for example, Graf in German or Cardinal in Catholic usage). Some titles are hereditary.
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Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) statute title, rubric
(hypernym) heading, header, head
2. 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"
(hypernym) name
(hyponym) masthead
(derivation) entitle
3. a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles"
(hypernym) subheading, subhead
(hyponym) credit
(derivation) style
4. the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"
(synonym) championship
(hypernym) high status
(hyponym) triple crown
5. 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"
(synonym) deed, deed of conveyance
(hypernym) legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
(hyponym) bill of sale
(classification) law, jurisprudence
6. an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. Mr. or General; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"
(synonym) title of respect
(hypernym) appellation, denomination, designation, appellative
(hyponym) Aga, Agha
7. 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"
(synonym) claim
(hypernym) legal right
(hyponym) own right
(derivation) entitle
8. (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"
(hypernym) writing, written material, piece of writing
(classification) plural, plural form
9. an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king"
(hypernym) appellation, denomination, designation, appellative
(hyponym) Lordship
10. an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"
(synonym) claim
(hypernym) right
Verb
1. give a title to
(synonym) entitle
(hypernym) name, call
(hyponym) proclaim
2. designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'"
(synonym) style
(hypernym) name, call

(n.)
To call by a title; to name; to entitle.
  

(n.)
The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
  

(n.)
The instrument which is evidence of a right.
  

(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.)
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.)
That by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
  

(n.)
An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known.
  

(n.)
An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc.
  

(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.)
A name; an appellation; a designation.
  

(n.)
A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
  

a legal document establishing evidence of ownership.