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A '''title''' is a prefix or suffix added to a [[person]]'s name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some[[ language]]s, titles may even be inserted between a first and last name (for example, Graf in German, Cardinal in Catholic usage or clerical titles such as Archbishop or Ter in the Armenian Apostolic Church). Some titles are hereditary.
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A '''title''' can be a prefix or suffix added to a [[person]]'s name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some[[ language]]s, titles may even be inserted between a first and last name (for example, Graf in German, Cardinal in Catholic usage or clerical titles such as Archbishop or Ter in the Armenian Apostolic Church). Some titles are hereditary.
 
==Definitions==
 
==Definitions==
 
*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.