Standard Lemma guide

titular

adj · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈtɪtjʊlə/
  • US: /ˈtɪt͡ʃəlɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: T IH1 CH AH0 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Existing in name only; nominal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Named or referred to in the title.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Macbeth is a titular character.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

One who holds a title.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

adjective

Meaning 6

of or associated with or bearing a title signifying nobility

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • titular dignitaries

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7

adjective

Meaning 7

of or pertaining to the title of a work of art

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • performed well in the titular (or title) role
  • the titular theme of the book

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8

adjective

Meaning 8

of or bearing a title signifying status or function

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • of titular rank

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9

adjective

Meaning 9

of or relating to a legal title to something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • titulary rights

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: titulary

Antonyms: none provided

10

adjective satellite

Meaning 10

existing in name only

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the nominal (or titular) head of his party

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nominal

Antonyms: none provided

History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: титулуван (tituluvan) — of a title
  • Catalan: titular — of a title
  • Dutch: titulair — of a title
  • French: titulaire — of a title
  • Indonesian: tituler — of a title
  • Macedonian: насловен (nasloven) — of a title
  • Maltese: titular — of a title
  • Spanish: titular — of a title
  • Bulgarian: номина́лен (nominálen) — nominal
  • Catalan: nominal — nominal
  • Dutch: titulair — nominal
  • Dutch: nominaal — nominal
  • French: nominal — nominal
  • French: titulaire — nominal
  • German: nominell — nominal
  • German: Ehren- — nominal
  • German: Titular- — nominal
  • Macedonian: номина́лен (nominálen) — nominal
  • Polish: tytularny — nominal
  • Czech: titulní — referred to in the title
  • German: Titel- — referred to in the title
  • German: Namens- — referred to in the title
  • Macedonian: насловен (nasloven) — referred to in the title
  • Spanish: del título — referred to in the title
  • Urdu: عنوانی ('nvānī) — referred to in the title
  • Bulgarian: титуляр (tituljar) — one who holds a title
  • Catalan: titular — one who holds a title
  • Dutch: titelvoerder — one who holds a title
  • Dutch: titeldrager — one who holds a title
  • German: Titelträger — one who holds a title
  • Indonesian: tituler — one who holds a title
  • Spanish: titular — one who holds a title
Real reading context

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