titular.
Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title.
Meaning & usage
Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title.
Existing in name only; nominal.
Named or referred to in the title.
Macbeth is a titular character.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Etruscanbor.? Latin titulus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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”).
One who holds a title.
The person from whom a church takes its special name; distinguished from a patron, who must be canonized or an angel.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Etruscanbor.? Latin titulus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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”).
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