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Noun title has 10 senses
  1. title, statute title, rubric - 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"
    --1 is a kind of heading, header, head
  2. title - 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"
    --2 is a kind of     name
    --2 has particulars: masthead; rubric
    Derived form: verb title1
  3. title - a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles"
    --3 is a kind of     subheading, subhead
    --3 has particulars: credit; caption, legend; subtitle
    Derived form: verb title2
  4. championship, title - the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"
    --4 is a kind of high status
    --4 has particulars: triple crown; triple crown
  5. deed, deed of conveyance, title - 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"
    --5 is a kind of legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
    --5 has particulars:
     bill of sale; deed poll; enfeoffment; mortgage deed; title deed
  6. title, title of respect - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. Mr. or General; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"
    --6 is a kind of appellation, denomination, designation, appellative
    --6 has particulars:
     Aga, Agha; Defender of the Faith; Hakham; Rabbi; Reverend; Very Reverend
  7. title, claim - 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"
    --7 is a kind of legal right
    --7 has particulars: own right; entitlement
    Derived form: verb title1
  8. title - (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"
    --8 is a kind of     writing, written material, piece of writing
  9. title - an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king"
    --9 is a kind of     appellation, denomination, designation, appellative
    --9 has particulars: Lordship; Ladyship; baronetcy; viscountcy
  10. claim, title - an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"
    --10 is a kind of right
,Verb title has 2 senses
  1. entitle, title - give a title to
    --1 is one way to name, call
    Derived forms: noun title2, noun title7
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. style, title - designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'"
    --2 is one way to name, call
    Derived form: noun title3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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