Definition

• n. - An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known.
• n. - The inscription in the beginning of a book, usually containing the subject of the work, the author's and publisher's names, the date, etc.
• n. - The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
• n. - A section or division of a subject, as of a law, a book, specif. (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or division of a law book.
• n. - An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc.
• n. - A name; an appellation; a designation.