title in WordNet English dictionary

1. the status of being a champion
   "he held the title for two years"
   championship  title 
   
2. 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"
   title  claim 
   
3. an informal right to something
   "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"
   claim  title 
   
4. a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
   "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
   deed  deed of conveyance  title 
   
5. an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'
   "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"
   title  title of respect  form of address 
   
6. 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"
   title  statute title  rubric 
   
7. 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"
   title 
   
8. a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
   "the novel had chapter titles"
   title 
   
9. an appellation signifying nobility
   "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king"
   title 
   
10. (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"
    title 
    

1. give a title to
   entitle  title 
   
2. designate by an identifying term
   "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'"
   style  title