titular — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

2. Existing in name only; nominal.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   If these magnific titles yet remain / Not merely titular.

3. Named or referred to in the title.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   Macbeth is a titular character.

   More examples (1)

   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

1. One who holds a title.

2. The person from whom a church takes its special name; distinguished from a patron, who must be canonized or an angel.

Adjective

1. of or relating to a legal title to something

   Synonyms

   titulary

   Examples

   titulary rights

2. of or bearing a title signifying status or function

   Examples

   of titular rank

3. of or pertaining to the title of a work of art

   Examples

   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

   Examples

   titular dignitaries

5. existing in name only

   Synonyms

   nominal

   Examples

   the nominal (or titular) head of his party