Titule

Titule is a short lexical entry with several context-dependent meanings and uses, rather than a widely established single definition in English. In many English-language contexts, "titule" appears as a misspelling or typographical variant of "title" and is typically corrected in editorial practice.

In Romance-language contexts, particularly French, titule is the third-person singular present indicative form of the verb tituler, meaning "to give a title to" or "to entitle" (e.g., "il titule son article" — "he titles his article"). The root ultimately traces to Latin titulus, meaning "inscription" or "label," which is also the ancestor of the English word title.

Titule may occur as a surname or in proper names in various regions; such usages are relatively uncommon and typically tied to family or place-name origins rather than to a general lexical meaning. In historical or archival references, related forms derived from Latin titulus have been used to denote inscriptions, headings, or legal titles, but "titule" itself is not a standard term for those concepts in modern scholarly nomenclature.

When encountered, the intended meaning of titule should be determined from context—whether it is an inflected verb form in a Romance language, a typographical error, or a proper name—rather than assumed to be an independent English lexical item.