Definitions

1. noun

A title or heading, especially one used in a publication or on a work of art.

“The book’s titre page listed the author’s name and the publication date.”

2. noun

A claim or assertion, especially one made in a legal or formal sense.

“The company’s defence relied on the titre of ‘innocent until proven guilty’.”

3. noun

A feudal right, especially to a share of the produce of a lord’s land.

“The peasant had to pay the lord his titre from the harvest.”

4. noun

A title or dignity, especially one conferred by a sovereign.

“The duke was given the titre of ‘Duke of York’ upon his coronation.”

5. verb

To give or confer a title or dignity upon someone.

“The king titre d’ambassador to the foreign diplomat.”