different between exaction vs title

English

Etymology

From Middle English exaccion, from Middle French exaction, from Old French, from Latin ex?cti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???zæk??n/

Noun

exaction (countable and uncountable, plural exactions)

1. The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force

2. extortion.
3. That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.

Translations

References

• exaction in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• exaction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• cinoxate

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exacti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

exaction f (plural exactions)

1. extortion
2. exaction

References

• “exaction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Noun

exaction

1. Alternative form of exaccion

English

Etymology

From Middle English title, titel, from Old English titul (“title, heading, superscription”), from Latin titulus (“title, inscription”). Doublet of tilde, tittle, and titulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ta?tl?/
• Rhymes: -a?t?l
• Hyphenation: ti?tle

Noun

title (plural titles)

1. A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
3. (law) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.

4. In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
5. A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
6. The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.

7. A publication.

8. A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book.
9. (chiefly in the plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.

10. (bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
11. The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic.
12. A division of an act of law

13. (sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:title

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

title (third-person singular simple present titles, present participle titling, simple past and past participle titled)

1. (transitive) To assign a title to; to entitle.

Translations

Anagrams

• t-lite

German

Pronunciation

Verb

title

1. inflection of titeln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative