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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Titular \Tit"u*lar\, n.
A titulary. [R.]
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WordNet 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]

Moby Dictionary
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