titular
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈtɪtjʊlə/ / /ˈtɪt͡ʃəlɚ/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Etruscanbor.? Latin titulus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? 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”).
- Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title.
- Existing in name only; nominal.
“If these magnific titles yet remain / Not merely titular.”
- Named or referred to in the title.
“Macbeth is a titular character.”
“That story begins in rural Wyoming in 1963, when drifters Ennis and Jack are hired by a local rancher to herd sheep through grazing ground on the titular Brokeback Mountain.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Etruscanbor.? Latin titulus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? 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.