Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete, outside, heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.

An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.

A stage of rank or privilege; social standing.

* 1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Luke XX:

Master, we knowe that thou sayest, and teachest ryght, nether considerest thou eny mannes degre , but techest the waye of god truely.

(genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent.

* 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, page 140:

Louis created the École militaire in Paris in 1751, in which 500 scholarships were designated for noblemen able to prove four degrees of noble status.

* 1851 , (Herman Melville), (Moby-Dick) :

If they but knew it, almost all men in their degree , some time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings towards the ocean with me.

The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.

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A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)

(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference.

(physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.

(mathematics) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.

(graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.

(surveying) The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.

Noun

(en noun)

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

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

With his former title greet Macbeth.

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, chapter=1 citation , passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}

(legal) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.

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

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

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

A publication.

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

(mostly, in the plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.

(bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.

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

A division of an act of Congress or Parliament.

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

* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 13, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport

, title= Man City 3-2 QPR , passage=With some City fans already leaving the stadium in tears, Edin Dzeko equalised in the second of five minutes of stoppage time before Sergio Aguero scored the goal that won the title .}}

* 1997 , David Kenneth Wiggins, Glory Bound: Black Athletes in a White America

Equally disadvantageous to Jackson was the fact that other than the Jacksonville Athletic Club and the National Sporting Club, virtually no organization was willing to sponsor a title fight between a black fighter and a white one.