Titular 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
titular
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]
titular I. adjectiveEtymology: 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 ;titled3. of, relating to,
or constituting a title <the titular hero of the play> •
titularlyadverbII. nounDate: 1613
a person holding a title
titular 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
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.
titular
ˈtɪtjulə adj. nominal, so-called, so-designated, so-styled, self-styled, soi-disant,
token, putative, theoretical: He may be the titular head of the company, but his brother is
really the boss.
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