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titular Definition

titu·lar (tichə lər, tityə-)

adjective

  1. of, or having the nature of, a title
  2. having a title; titled
  3. existing only in title; in name only; nominal a titular sovereign
  4. from whom or which the title or name is taken
  5. designating a bishop holding the title of an extinct see

Etymology: L titulus (see title) + -ar

noun

a person who holds a title, esp. without any obligations of office

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titular Synonyms

titular

modif.

nominal, in name only, eponymous; see so-called.

titular Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • bishop: The titular bishop never interfered, and Mrs Proudie not often.
  • hero: Although she is not so well rounded as Spenser's titular heroes and heroines, she is more than a simple emblematic figure.
  • character: Which actress played the titular character in the sitcom Alice?
  • church: Meanwhile tonight, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster, is due to speak at a Mass at his titular church in Rome.
  • leader: Zafar became the titular leader of the disparate and volatile forces, but his efforts at uniting them were ultimately futile.

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