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Titular

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Adjective

1. titular, titulary

of or relating to a legal title to something

Example Sentences:
'titulary rights'

2. titular

of or bearing a title signifying status or function

Example Sentences:
'of titular rank'

3. titular

of or pertaining to the title of a work of art

Example Sentences:
'performed well in the titular (or title) role'
'the titular theme of the book'

4. titular

of or associated with or bearing a title signifying nobility

Example Sentences:
'titular dignitaries'

5. nominal, titular

existing in name only

Example Sentences:
'the nominal (or titular) head of his party'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Titular

see synonyms of titular
adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or of the nature of a title
2. 
in name only
3. 
bearing a title
4. 
giving a title
5. Roman Catholic Church
designating any of certain churches in Rome to whom cardinals or bishops are attached as their nominal incumbents
noun plural -lars or -laries
6. 
the bearer of a title
7. 
the bearer of a nominal office

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Titular

see synonyms of titular
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
noun
6. 
a person who holds a title, esp. without any obligations of office

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Titular

see synonyms of titular
adj.
1. Relating to, having the nature of, or constituting a title.
2.
a. Existing in name only; nominal: the titular head of the family.
b. Bearing the title of a church or monastery that is no longer active.
3. Bearing a title: titular dignitaries.
4. Derived from a title: the titular role in a play.
n.
One who holds a title.

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