*1. a. An inscription placed on or over an object, giving its name or describing it; a [[legend]]; sometimes, a placard hung up in a [[theatre]] giving the name of the piece, etc. Obs. In earliest use repr. L. titulus, the inscription on the Cross. | *1. a. An inscription placed on or over an object, giving its name or describing it; a [[legend]]; sometimes, a placard hung up in a [[theatre]] giving the name of the piece, etc. Obs. In earliest use repr. L. titulus, the inscription on the Cross. |