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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TIT'ULAR, a. [L. titulus.]
1. Existing in title or name only; nominal; having or conferring the title only; as a titular king or prince.
2. Having the title to an office or dignity without discharging the duties of it.
Both Valerius and Austin were titular bishops.
TIT'ULAR

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to a legal title to something; "titulary rights" [syn: titular, titulary]
2: of or bearing a title signifying status or function; "of titular rank"
3: of or pertaining to the title of a work of art; "performed well in the titular (or title) role"; "the titular theme of the book"
4: of or associated with or bearing a title signifying nobility; "titular dignitaries"
5: existing in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party" [syn: nominal, titular]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Latin titulus title Date: 1611 1. a. existing in title only; especially bearing a title derived from a defunct ecclesiastical jurisdiction (as an episcopal see) <a titular bishop> b. having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities <the titular head of a political party> 2. bearing a title ; titled 3. of, relating to, or constituting a title <the titular hero of the play> • titularly adverb II. noun Date: 1613 a person holding a title

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or relating to a title (the book's titular hero). 2 existing, or being what is specified, in name or title only (titular ruler; titular sovereignty). --n. 1 the holder of an office etc. esp. a benefice, without the corresponding functions or obligations. 2 a titular saint. Phrases and idioms: titular bishop a bishop, esp. in a non-Christian country, with a see named after a Christian see no longer in existence. titular saint the patron saint of a particular church. Derivatives: titularly adv. Etymology: F titulaire or mod.L titularis f. titulus TITLE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Titular Tit"u*lar, a. [F. titulaire, fr. L. titulus. See Title.] Existing in title or name only; nominal; having the title to an office or dignity without discharging its appropriate duties; as, a titular prince. If these magnificent titles yet remain Not merely titular. --Milton. Titular bishop. See under Bishop.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Titular Tit"u*lar, n. A titulary. [R.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A titular job or position has a name that makes it seem important, although the person who has it is not really important or powerful. He is titular head, and merely signs laws occasionally. = nominal ADJ: ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Nominal, titulary, only in name.

Moby Thesaurus

byname, cognominal, diminutive, epithetic, formal, honorific, hypocoristic, in name only, nominal, nominative, putative, quasi, self-called, self-christened, self-styled, so-called, soi-disant, theoretical, titulary, token, would-be