Titular

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           If these magnificent titles yet remain
           Not merely titular.                      --Milton.
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     {Titular bishop}. See under {Bishop}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Titular \Tit"u*lar\, n.
     A titulary. [R.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "titular":
     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