titularly

Variant of titular

titular definition

titu·lar (tich′ə lər, tit′yə-)

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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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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