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/
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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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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
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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