Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (n.) An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known. 2. (n.) The inscription in the beginning of a book, usually containing the subject of the work, the author's and publisher's names, the date, etc. 3. (n.) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book. 4. (n.) A section or division of a subject, as of a law, a book, specif. (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or division of a law book. 5. (n.) An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc. 6. (n.) A name; an appellation; a designation. 7. (n.) That which constitutes a just cause of exclusive possession; that which is the foundation of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title. 8. (n.) The instrument which is evidence of a right. 9. (n.) That by which a beneficiary holds a benefice. 10. (n.) A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside. 11. (n.) To call by a title; to name; to entitle.
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