English Online Dictionary. What means title? What does title mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English title, titel, from Old English titul (“title, heading, superscription”), from Latin titulus (“title, inscription”). Doublet of tilde, titer/titre, titlo, tittle, and titulus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaɪ.təl/
- Rhymes: -aɪtəl
- Homophone: tidal (in accents with flapping)
- Hyphenation: ti‧tle
Noun
title (plural titles)
- An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
- (property law) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
- In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
- A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
- The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
- A publication.
- A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book.
- (chiefly in the plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
- (bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
- The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic.
- A division of an act of law
- (sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
- (law, formal) A long title.
- (law, informal) A short title.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:title
Derived terms
Descendants
- ⇒ Wu: 抬頭/抬头 (⁶de-deu)
- → Japanese: タイトル (taitoru)
- → Korean: 타이틀 (taiteul)
- → Welsh: teitl
Translations
Verb
title (third-person singular simple present titles, present participle titling, simple past and past participle titled)
- (transitive) To assign a title to; to entitle.
Translations
Anagrams
- t-lite
Chinese
Etymology
From English title.
Pronunciation
Noun
title
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) title; appellation; (especially) job title
References
- English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese
German
Pronunciation
Verb
title
- inflection of titeln:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative