title
n. C / Un. the name of a book, movie, or song. It can also be a word like 'Doctor' or 'Mrs.' that comes before your name to show your job or social rank.
n. the distinctive name of a creative work or a prefix used to signify a person's status, profession, or marital standing. In legal contexts, it refers to the formal right to ownership of property.
What is the title of your favorite book?
She worked hard for years to earn the title of Professor at the university.
The legal team spent weeks verifying the title to the estate to ensure there were no outstanding claims before the sale was finalized.
Etymology tree Etruscanbor. Latin titulusbor. Old English titul Middle English title English title 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.
Countable when referring to names of works or social prefixes; often uncountable when referring to the abstract legal right of ownership.