Summary
Title (Wikipedia)
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A title is one or more words used before or after a person's name, in certain contexts. It may signify either generation, an official position, or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may be inserted between the first and last name (for example, Graf in German, Cardinal in Catholic usage – Richard Cardinal Cushing – or clerical titles such as Archbishop). Some titles are hereditary.
Title (Wiktionary)
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Etymology
From Middle English title, titel, from Old English titul (“title, heading, superscription”), from Latin titulus (“title, inscription”).
