
[Middle English, from Old English titul, superscription, and from Old French title, title, both from Latin titulus.]
1. Name of a specific publication or film or, generically, any publication or film, such as the titles carried by a newsstand or by a film distributor.
2. Prefix used before or suffix used after an individual's name to properly address the individual according to standards of etiquette, such as Mr., Miss, Mrs., Jr., Sr., and so forth. See also gender analysis.
3. Designation for the functional responsibilities of individuals in their occupations, such as sales manager, teacher, president. Titles are used to select from a list the best prospects for a direct-marketing promotion. Counts by title of the individuals who read a publication are used to characterize that group of readers for potential advertisers. These advertisers can then place advertisements in publications that reach individuals in a position to buy what the advertisers are selling.
4. Brief text shown at the beginning or end of a film or television program, such as the credits indicating who produced the film. A title may be used to identify the primary sponsor/advertiser of a program.
5. Ownership of an entity, such as title to a house, or the legal document showing ownership of an entity.
6. Caption describing an illustration.
Legally valid claim to ownership of real property, evidenced by deed, certificate of title, or bill of sale. A lender will extend Mortgage financing to a buyer only if the seller holds uncontested ownership of the property in question. Most states treat a mortgage as a lien against the title held by the lender, or Mortgagee but some states recognize a mortgage as a binding obligation of the borrower, or the Mortgagor named in the title. See also Title Company; Title Defect; Title Insurance; Title Search.
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A legal right to the ownership of property. Also see abstract of title.
In property law, a comprehensive term referring to the legal basis of the ownership of property, encompassing real and personal property and intangible and tangible interests therein; also a document serving as evidence of ownership of property, such as the certificate of title to a motor vehicle.
In regard to legislation, the heading or preliminary part of a particular statute that designates the name by which that act is known.
In the law of trademarks, the name of an item that may be used exclusively by an individual for identification purposes to indicate the quality and origin of the item.
In the law of property, title in its broadest sense refers to all rights that can be secured and enjoyed under the law. It is frequently synonymous with absolute ownership. Title to property ordinarily signifies an estate in fee simple, which means that the holder has full and absolute ownership. The term does not necessarily imply absolute ownership, however; it can also mean mere possession or the right thereof.
The title of a statute is ordinarily prefixed to the text of a statute in the form of a concise summary of its contents, such as "An act for the prevention of the abuse of narcotics." Other statutes are given titles that briefly describe the subject matter, such as the "Americans with Disabilities Act." State constitutions commonly provide that every bill introduced in the state legislature must have a single subject expressed by the bill's title. Congress is under no such restriction under the U.S. Constitution, but House and Senate rules do have some guidelines for federal bills and statutes. Many, though not all, federal statutes have titles.
Under trademark law, if a publisher adopts a name, or title, for a magazine and uses it extensively in compliance with the law, the publisher may acquire a right to be protected in the exclusive use of that title. A trademark of the title can only be acquired through actual use of the title in connection with the goods, in this example, the magazine. Merely planning to use the title does not give rise to legally enforceable trademark rights.
See: title insurance; title search.
The right to the ownership and possession of any item that may be legally recognized as belonging to someone or something. In its most basic sense, title is the recognition of ownership.
There are three components to the concept of title; possession or occupation, the right of possession and apparent ownership.
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Under a system of government that recognizes individual property rights, it is possible for an individual to have ownership over a vast amount of tangible or intangible property. Title may be gained by descent, grant or purchase.
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Evidence of the right of a person to the possession of property.

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A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may even be inserted between a first and last name (for example, Graf in German, Cardinal in Catholic usage or clerical titles such as Archbishop). Some titles are hereditary.
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| Male version | Female version | Realm | Adjective | Latin | Examples |
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| Emperor | Empress | Empire | Imperial Imperial and Royal (Austria) |
Imperator (Imperatrix) | Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Empire, Holy Roman Empire, Russia, First and Second French Empire, Austria, Mexico, Brazil, German Empire (none left in Europe after 1918), Empress of India (ceased to be used after 1947 when India was granted independence from the British Empire), Japan (the only remaining enthroned emperor in the world). |
| King | Queen | Kingdom | Royal | Rex (Regina) | Common in larger sovereign states |
| Viceroy | Vicereine | Viceroyalty | Viceroyal | Proconsul | Historical: Spanish Empire (Peru, New Spain, Rio de la Plata, New Granada), Portuguese Empire, (India, Brazil), British Empire |
| Grand Duke | Grand Duchess | Grand duchy | Grand Ducal | Magnus Dux | Today: Luxembourg; historical: Lithuania, Baden, Finland, Tuscany et al. |
| Archduke | Archduchess | Archduchy | Archducal | Arci Dux | Historical: Unique only in Austria, Archduchy of Austria; title used for member of the Habsburg dynasty |
| Prince | Princess | Principality, Princely state | Princely | Princeps | Today: Monaco, Liechtenstein, Wales;[1] Andorra (Co-Princes). Historical: Albania, Serbia |
| Duke | Duchess | Duchy | Ducal | Dux | There are none left currently. Historical examples include Normandy. |
| Count | Countess | County | Comital | Comes | Most common in the Holy Roman Empire, translated in German as Graf; historical: Barcelona, Brandenburg, Baden, numerous others |
| Baron | Baroness | Barony | Baronial | Baro | There are normal baronies and sovereign baronies, a sovereign barony can be compared with a principality, however, this is an historical exception; sovereign barons no longer have a sovereign barony, but only the title and style |
| Pope | There is no formal feminine of Pope (Popette) Note 1 | Papacy | Papal | Papa | Monarch of the Papal States and later Sovereign of the State of Vatican City |
The following are no longer officially in use, though some may be claimed by former regnal dynasties.
When a difference exists below, male titles are placed to the left and female titles are placed to the right of the slash.
The title of a character found in Tarot cards based upon the Pope on the Roman Catholic Church. As the Bishop of Rome is an office always forbidden to women there is no formal feminine of Pope, which comes from the Latin word papa (an affectionate form of the Latin for father). Indeed the Oxford English Dictionary does not contain the word.[2]
The mythical Pope Joan, who was reportedly a woman, is always referred to with the masculine title pope, even when her female identity is known. Further, even if a woman were to become Bishop of Rome it is unclear if she would take the title popess; a parallel might be drawn with the Anglican Communion whose female clergy use the masculine titles of priest and bishop as opposed to priestess or bishopess.
Nonetheless some European languages, along with English, have formed a feminine form of the word pope, such as the Italian papessa, the French papesse, and the German Päpstin.
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Titles awarded by institutions due to merit but not used in correspondence:
Honorary job titles in the royal household:
Titles granted by institutions due to position rather than merit (e.g. job title):
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - titel, navn, benævnelse
v. tr. - benævne, betitle, give titel, titulere
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Nederlands (Dutch)
titel, opschrift, titulatuur, betiteling, kampioen(schap), benoeming, (eigendoms) recht/ bewijs, betitelen
Français (French)
n. - titre, (Sport) titre, titre de noblesse, (gén, Jur) titre, (Cin) générique (npl)
v. tr. - intituler
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Titel, Überschrift, Rechtsanspruch, Berechtigung, Titularkirche
v. - betiteln, mit einem Titel versehen
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τίτλος (ευγενείας, πρωταθλητή, ιδιοκτησίας, επικεφαλίδα)
v. - τιτλοφορώ
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Italiano (Italian)
titolo, intitolare
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - título (m), rótulo (m), denominação honorífica (f)
v. - intitular, denominar
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Español (Spanish)
n. - título, calificativo, campeonato, epígrafe
v. tr. - titular, intitular, llamar, denominar, conferir un título a
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - titel
v. - ge titel (namn) åt, betitla, titulera, kalla
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
头衔, 标题, 名称, 赋予头衔, 加标题于
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 頭銜, 標題, 名稱
v. tr. - 賦予頭銜, 加標題於
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한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자막, 직함, 자격
v. tr. - 표제를 붙이다, 칭호를 주다, 자막을 넣다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 題名, 肩書き, 爵位, 選手権, タイトル, 正当な権利, 所有権, 字幕
v. - 表題を付ける, 称号を与える
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) اسم كتاب, عنوان (فعل) يعنون, يسمي
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תואר, כינוי-כבוד, שם, כותרת, כותר של ספר, אליפות, זכות הקניין, זכות יוצרים, הסמכה לכמורה, כנסיה קהילתית ברומא
v. tr. - העניק תואר ל-
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