tit·u·lar
ˈti-chə-lər 
ˈtich-lər
1
a
: having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
the titular head of a political party
b
: existing in title only
especially
: bearing a title derived from a defunct ecclesiastical jurisdiction (such as an episcopal see)
a titular bishop
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a title
the titular hero of the play
3
: bearing a title : titled
titularly
adverb
: a person holding a title
Synonyms
Examples of titular in a Sentence
Adjective
Although retired, he remains the titular chairman of the company.
he's the titular head of the department, though it's the assistant managers who largely run things around here
Recent Examples on the Web
Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
Despentes offers no quarter to her titular hero, whose dark wit and casually racist rants come at the reader in a mad rush of metaphors and aphorisms, Despentes’s gutter vernacular of the underclass.
—Marc Weingarten, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2024
Hello, brother: Max Irons (Condor) will play Mycroft Holmes in Prime Video’s Young Sherlock series starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin as the titular character, our sister site Deadline reports.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2024
The Grill is a refined cocktail-hour space, with plenty of room to mingle, and who can resist the allure of the versatile titular centerpiece of The Pool?
The New York Public Library: A New York institution that always feels fun to be in after hours.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
The performance, in which Rossellini also sang the film’s titular tune, won her the Independent Spirit Award for best female lead.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
Despentes offers no quarter to her titular hero, whose dark wit and casually racist rants come at the reader in a mad rush of metaphors and aphorisms, Despentes’s gutter vernacular of the underclass.
—Marc Weingarten, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2024
Hello, brother: Max Irons (Condor) will play Mycroft Holmes in Prime Video’s Young Sherlock series starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin as the titular character, our sister site Deadline reports.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2024
The Grill is a refined cocktail-hour space, with plenty of room to mingle, and who can resist the allure of the versatile titular centerpiece of The Pool?
The New York Public Library: A New York institution that always feels fun to be in after hours.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Titular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titular. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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