title
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,066 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,633 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with also: statute title, rubric Title 8 provided federal help for schools
- the name of a work of art or literary composition etc. he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the titlehe refused to give titles to his paintings
- a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work the novel had chapter titles
- the status of being a champion also: championship he held the title for two years
- a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it also: deed, deed of conveyance he signed the deedhe kept the title to his car in the glove compartment
- an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General' also: title of respect, form of address the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title
title in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She was the kind of American girl who ended by marrying a title.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Beside them, Johnson's title, "The Vanity of Human Wishes", looks very dogged and downright.
The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two · Samuel Johnson · Chapter 1
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His importance lured him to pose as a seigneur, though he had no claim to the title.
The Money Master, Complete · Gilbert Parker · Chapter 1
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They like to think that it is enough to be a splendid woman without title or wealth.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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The majority of those who chance to have heard the title are apt to confuse it with another, that of Mad Hatter.
The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story · H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard · Chapter 1