English → Latin
“title” in Latin
titulustitle of a book; heading of a section; placard, tabletīnscrīptiōinscription, titleindexA pointer, indicator.; The index finger, forefinger.; An index, list, catalogue, table, summary, digest.nōmenname; short for nomen gentile, nomen, the family name in a Roman name, indicating the person's gens; titlepraescrīptiōpreface, introduction, commencement; pretext, excuse, pretence; precept, order, rule, lawappellātiōappeal (to higher authority); name; title, rankōrnāmentumequipment, apparatus, furniture; decoration, ornament, embellishment; adornment, (plural) regaliadignitāsworth, worthiness, merit, desert; fitness, suitability; rank, status, standing, esteem, dignityvindĭcĭaea laying claim topostulātiōpetition, request; complaint
The English word title itself goes back to Latin titulus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
title
An inscription, titulus: inscriptio (general term): index (of a book; on a strip of parchment [membranula] outside the roll or volume): nomen (of a writing): praescriptio (of an edict, decree, etc.). To give a title to a book, inscribere librum: the book bears the title, libro index est: liber inscriptus est or inscribitur.
An honorable name or appellation, nomen (general term): appellatio (employed orally in addressing one): ornamentum: dignitas (as denoting honor or rank; ☞ not titulus, in this sense, in good prose). To have a title, appellari: to give a title, aliquem appellare: decem praetoriis viris consularia ornamenta tribuit (the title and rank of consul). An empty title, nomen sine honore: inanis appellatio: a military title, honor militaris (Liv.).
Claim of right or privilege, vindiciae: postulatio. To have a title to anything, jure quodam suo postulare posse: justam postulandi causam habere: sibi vindicare, sumere or assumere aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for title?
- The usual Latin words for “title” are titulus, īnscrīptiō, index; also nōmen, praescrīptiō, appellātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.