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a. : an appellation of dignity, honor, distinction, or preeminence attached to a person or family by virtue of rank, office, precedent, privilege, attainment, or lands. b. : a person holding a title especially of nobility. 5.
National titles are at the level of a head of government or head of state, with authority over a sovereign nation. Supranational titles are those with authority over multiple sovereign nations. Supernatural titles are those applied solely to deceased figures, such as saints, or to superhuman beings, such as angels and gods.
TitleOriginFunctionUsual Source Of AuthorityExecutiveElected or AppointedAbbess or AbbotExecutiveElectedEuropeanExecutiveAppointedKurdish, Turkish, PersianAdministrativeIdentified or Appointed (Debatable)It may signify either generation, an official position, or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may be inserted between the first and last name (for example, Graf in German, Cardinal in Catholic usage – Richard Cardinal Cushing – or clerical titles such as Archbishop). Some titles are hereditary.
titles [ plural ] (also credits) the information given at the end or beginning of a film or television programme, stating the names of the people who acted in it or were involved in its production: That's the bridge that features in the opening titles. I switched it off after the opening titles.
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense titles , present participle titling , past tense, past participle titled. 1. countable noun B1. The title of a book, play, film, or piece of music is its name. 'Patience and Sarah' was first published in 1969 under the title 'A Place for Us'.
Definitions of title. noun. 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 ”. see more. noun. a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work.
a descriptive or distinctive appellation, especially one belonging to a person by right of rank, office, attainment, etc.: the title of Lord Mayor. Synonyms: denomination, designation. Sports. the championship: He won the title three years in a row. an established or recognized right to something.
