possession vs title

possession

noun
  • Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights. 

  • The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity. 

  • Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive. 

  • A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball. 

  • Something that is owned. 

  • Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own. 

  • A territory under the rule of another country. 

  • The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness. 

  • A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership. 

title

noun
  • Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this. 

  • A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance. 

  • A short title. 

  • The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book. 

  • A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside. 

  • The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic. 

  • A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book. 

  • A division of an act of law 

  • A long title. 

  • In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice. 

  • The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art. 

  • A publication. 

  • The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports. 

  • An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles 

verb
  • To assign a title to; to entitle. 

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