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
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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
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery and Vicky Krieps (Old, Phantom Thread) play the titular Jack and Jill, two strangers connected through their troubled relationship to Elizabeth — the mother who abandoned Jack and was Jill’s domineering and lover.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Moderator Grae Drake asked Reeves how far he was pushed to play the titular hitman who gets revenge on the Russian mobsters responsible for the death of his dog.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Kaulitz embodied the classic version of the titular alien from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film, while Klum took on the disguised version of E.T. Both of them sported the alien’s glowing finger.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Tony Todd, the actor who swapped a hand for a hook as the titular villain of the Candyman movies, died on November 6 at his home in Los Angeles.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery and Vicky Krieps (Old, Phantom Thread) play the titular Jack and Jill, two strangers connected through their troubled relationship to Elizabeth — the mother who abandoned Jack and was Jill’s domineering and lover.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Moderator Grae Drake asked Reeves how far he was pushed to play the titular hitman who gets revenge on the Russian mobsters responsible for the death of his dog.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Kaulitz embodied the classic version of the titular alien from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film, while Klum took on the disguised version of E.T. Both of them sported the alien’s glowing finger.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Titular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titular. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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