title holder
/ˈtaɪtəl ˌhoʊldər/
noun
- A person or team that currently holds a championship or official rank (e.g., a sports champion or record holder).
- The title-holder defended his championship belt for the third time.
- The team celebrated as the new title-holder of the national league.
- She is the current title-holder in the women's 100-meter dash.
- A person who has a legal or formal right to a property, position, or title of nobility.
- Only the title-holder can sign the deed to transfer the land.
- As the title-holder of the estate, he was responsible for its upkeep.
- The title-holder of the barony attended the royal ceremony.
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