titles

Noun

title (plural titles)

1. The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
   • I know the singer's name, but not the title of the song.
2. The name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.
3. (broadly) A published piece of media.
   • The retailer carries thousands of titles.
4. (broadly) A section or division of a writing, as of an act of law or a book.
   • Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act
5. 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, such as Mister, Mr, Ms, Doctor, or Dr; for more examples, see :Category:en:Titles.
   • Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death
     With his former title greet Macbeth.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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   style

6. Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
   • a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title

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