Ti"tle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Titled (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Titling
(?).]
[Cf. L. titulare, F.
titrer. See Title, n.]
To call by a title; to name; to entitle.
Hadrian, having quieted the island, took it for honor
to be titled on his coin, "The
Restorer of
Britain."
Milton.
Ti"tle (?), n. [OF. title, F. titre, L. titulus an inscription, label, title, sign, token. Cf. Tilde, Titrate,
Titular.]
1. An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known.
2. The inscription in the beginning of a book,
usually containing the subject of the work, the
author's and publisher's names, the date, etc.
3.
(Bookbindng) The panel for the
name, between the bands of the
back of a book.
4. A section or
division of a subject, as
of a law, a book, specif. (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or
division of a law book.
5. An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preëminence (hereditary
or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire,
etc.
With his former title greet
Macbeth.
Shak. 6. A name; an appellation; a designation.
7.
(Law) (a)
That which constitutes a just cause
of exclusive possession; that which is the
foundation of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good title to an
estate, or an imperfect title. (b)
The instrument which is evidence of a
right. (c)
(Canon Law) That by which
a beneficiary holds a benefice.
8. (Anc. Church Records)
A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he
was to reside.
Title
deeds (Law), the
muniments or evidences of ownership; as, the title deeds to an estate.
Syn.
-- Epithet; name; appellation; denomination. See epithet, and Name.
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