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English Dictionary: titular by the DICT Development Group
3 results for titular
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
titular
adj
  1. of or relating to a legal title to something; "titulary rights"
    Synonym(s): titular, titulary
  2. of or bearing a title signifying status or function; "of titular rank"
  3. of or pertaining to the title of a work of art; "performed well in the titular (or title) role"; "the titular theme of the book"
  4. of or associated with or bearing a title signifying nobility; "titular dignitaries"
  5. existing in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"
    Synonym(s): nominal, titular
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
  
               If these magnificent titles yet remain Not merely
               titular.                                                --Milton.
  
      {Titular bishop}. See under {Bishop}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Titular \Tit"u*lar\, n.
      A titulary. [R.]
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