Dictionary  ti•tlePronunciation: (tīt'l), [key] —n., adj., v., -tled, -tling. —n. 1. the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like. 2. a descriptive heading or caption, as of a chapter, section, or other part of a book. 3. See title page. 4. a descriptive or distinctive appellation, esp. one belonging to a person by right of rank, office, attainment, etc.: the title of Lord Mayor. 5. Sports.the championship: He won the title three years in a row. 6. an established or recognized right to something. 7. a ground or basis for a claim. 8. anything that provides a ground or basis for a claim. 9. Law. a. legal right to the possession of property, esp. real property. b. the ground or evidence of such right. c. the instrument constituting evidence of such right. d. a unity combining all of the requisites to complete legal ownership. e. a division of a statute, lawbook, etc., esp. one larger than an article or section. f. (in pleading) the designation of one's basis for judicial relief; the cause of action sued upon, as a contract or tort. 10. Eccles. a. a fixed sphere of work and source of income, required as a condition of ordination. b. any of certain Roman Catholic churches in Rome, the nominal incumbents of which are cardinals. 11. Usually, titles. Motion Pictures, Television. a. a subtitle in the viewer's own language: an Italian movie with English titles. b. any written matter inserted into the film or program, esp. the list of actors, technicians, writers, etc., contributing to it; credits. —adj. 1. of or pertaining to a title: the title story in a collection. 2. that decides a title: a title bout. —v.t. to furnish with a title; designate by an appellation; entitle. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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