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title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" |
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appellation,
appellative,
denomination,
designation identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
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agha title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)
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defender of the faith a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since
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don a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename; "Don Roberto"
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dona a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman; "Dona Marguerita"
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frau a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
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fraulein a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman
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hakham a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man
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herr a German courtesy title or form of address for a man
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miss a form of address for an unmarried woman
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mister,
mr,
mr. a form of address for a man
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mrs,
mrs. a form of address for a married woman
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ms.,
ms a form of address for a woman
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rabbi a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher
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reverend a title of respect for a clergyman
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senor a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir'
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senora a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English `Mrs' or `madam'
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senorita a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss'
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signora an Italian title or form of address for a married woman
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signorina an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman
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very reverend a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others)
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padre,
father God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
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title - an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim" |
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claim |
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legal right a right based in law
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own right by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved; "a peer in his own right"; "a leading sports figure in his own right"; "a fine opera in its own right"
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entitlement right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits); "entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget"
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title - an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king" |
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appellation,
appellative,
denomination,
designation identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
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lordship the authority of a lord
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ladyship a title used to address any peeress except a duchess; "Your Ladyship"; "Her Ladyship"
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baronetcy the title of a baron
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viscountcy the title of a viscount
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title - 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" |
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name by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
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masthead the head or top of a mast
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rubric category name; "it is usually discussed under the rubric of `functional obesity'"
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title - a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles" |
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subhead,
subheading a heading of a subdivision of a text
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credit used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit";
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legend,
caption a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
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subtitle secondary or explanatory title
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title - (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action; "the titles go by faster than I can read" |
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piece of writing,
written material,
writing the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"
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plural,
plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
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title - a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" |
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rubric |
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heading,
header,
head a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
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