title
/ˈtaɪ̯.təl/ noun A2- The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art. · I know the singer's name, but not the title of the song.
- The name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.
- A published piece of media. · The retailer carries thousands of titles.· Buyers of the new video game console can choose from three bundled titles.
- A section or division of a writing, as of an act of law or a book. · Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act
- An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification, such as Mister, Mr, Ms, Doctor, or Dr; for more examples, see :Category:en:Titles.
- Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this. · a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title
- In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
- A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
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Our friend’s title, his fortune, his age, his character, and his appearance are all in his favour, and I know nothing against him unless it be this dark fate which runs in his family.
Its somewhat ambitious title was “The Book of Life,” and it attempted to show how much an observant man might learn by an accurate and systematic examination of all that came in his way.
Mycroft draws four hundred and fifty pounds a year, remains a subordinate, has no ambitions of any kind, will receive neither honour nor title, but remains the most indispensable man in the country.”
The actual official guardian of the papers is the famous government expert, Sir James Walter, whose decorations and sub-titles fill two lines of a book of reference.
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