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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. name, handle (inf.); form of address; subheading, subtitle; appellation, designation, caption; legend; epithet; honorific, peerage; status, degree; cognomen, surname. —v. name, call. See nomenclature, nobility, authority, possession, rightness.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A designation]

Syn. book name, indication, heading, caption, inscription, headline, subtitle, sign, appellation; see also name 1 .

2. [Ownership or evidence of ownership]

Syn. holding, right, claim, due, power, license; see also deed , 2 , ownership .

3. [Mark of rank or dignity]

Syn. honorific, appellation, form of address, epithet, commission, decoration, medal, ribbon, coat of arms, crest, cordon, order, authority, privilege, degree; see also emblem .

Titles include: Sir, Doctor, Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms, Reverend, Bishop, Archbishop, Cardinal, Pope, Monsignor, Father, Rabbi, Dame, King, Prince, Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquis, Marquise, Duke, Grand Duke, Knight, Count, Czar, Tsar, Emperor, Empress, Sultan, Khan, Emir, Pasha, Mirza, Sahib, Effendi, Queen, Duchess, Lady, Princess, Marchioness, Viscountess, Countess, Monsieur, Madame, Mademoiselle, Señor, Señorita, Señora, Don, Doña, Herr, Fräulein, Frau, General, Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, Admiral, Commander, Sergeant, Ensign, President, Vice-President, Secretary, Speaker, Governor, Mayor, Judge, Ambassador, Representative, Senator.

4. [A championship]

Syn. cup, trophy, first place.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. name appellation, epithet, designation, *moniker, nickname, *handle, cognomen, denomination.

2. heading caption, legend, name, label, subtitle, inscription.

3. championship crown, claim, right.

4. proof of ownership deed.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. An issue of printed material offered for sale or distribution: opus, publication, volume, work. See WORDS. 2. The fact of possessing or the legal right to possess something: dominion, ownership, possession, proprietorship. See OWNED. 3. A legitimate or supposed right to demand something as one's rightful due: claim, pretense, pretension. Slang: dibs. See OWNED, REQUEST. 4. A right or legal share in something: claim, interest, portion, stake. See PART. 5. The word or words by which one is called and identified: appellation, appellative, cognomen, denomination, designation, epithet, name, nickname, style, tag. Slang: handle, moniker. See SPECIFIC, WORDS. II verb To give a name or title to: baptize, call, christen, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, name, style, term. See SPECIFIC, WORDS.