title deed

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noun

a deed or document containing or constituting evidence of ownership.

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Origin of title deed

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby title deed

titivate, titlark, title, title catalog, titled, title deed, title entry, titleholder, title insurance, Title IX, title lining

How to use title deed in a sentence

You could buy a small Massachusetts town and deliver the title deed to Harvard along with your kid’s application.
MacKenzie Scott Gave Away $6 Billion Last Year. It's Not As Easy As It Sounds|Belinda Luscombe|May 25, 2021|Time
Clickbait title notwithstanding, Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But the title of Best Death definitely belongs to Bob Stookey, who got bitten by a zombie then captured by cannibals.
The Red Viper, Zoe Barnes, and the Best Fictional Deaths of 2014|Melissa Leon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I guess we know how Bacchus kept his title as the god of wine and intoxication.
History's Craziest Hangover Cures|Justin Jones|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Over the course of the year, Klaus would repeatedly, through word and deed, demonstrate his sympathies with Putin.
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute|James Kirchick|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Enforcement of U.S Code, Title VII, Chapter 25A “Export Standards for Grapes and Plums” remains fully funded, thank goodness.
Congress’ Gift That Keeps on Giving|P. J. O’Rourke|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The old earl's property, the source of his wealth, as from his title the reader will have shrewdly guessed, was in collieries.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He called upon the Order to show their title-deeds, but was met with a contemptuous refusal.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
It may be noted in passing that in the three miracles in Matthew of exorcising a blinding demon the title “Son of David” is used.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
With some difficulty Jos explained his mother's disclaimer of the title of Senora, and the choice of names she offered to Ramona.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Is it true that whenever we are about to do an ill or unjust deed a shadow of the fruits it will bring comes over us as a warning?
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for title deed

title deed

noun

a deed or document evidencing a person's legal right or title to property, esp real property

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