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titular

adj
/ˈtɪtjʊlə/UK/ˈtɪt͡ʃəlɚ/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Etruscanbor.? Latin titulus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin titulārisder. Middle French titulairebor. English titular Borrowed from Middle French titulaire, from Latin titulāris, from titulus (“title”).

  1. derived from titulāris
  2. borrowed from titulaire

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title.

  2. Existing in name only

    Existing in name only; nominal.

    • If these magnific titles yet remain / Not merely titular.

  3. Named or referred to in the title.

    • Macbeth is a titular character.
    • That story begins in rural Wyoming in 1963, when drifters Ennis and Jack are hired by a local rancher to herd sheep through grazing ground on the titular Brokeback Mountain.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. One who holds a title.

    2. The person from whom a church takes its special name

      The person from whom a church takes its special name; distinguished from a patron, who must be canonized or an angel.

The neighborhood

Derived

titular bishop, titular church, titularly, titular see, titular of the tithes

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA