[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

titular \tit"ular\, 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.
   1913 webster

         if these magnificent titles yet remain
         not merely titular.                      --milton.
   1913 webster

   titular bishop. see under bishop.
      1913 webster
see also:
title titular bishop bishop 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

titular \tit"ular\, n.
   a titulary. r.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

titular
     adj 1: of or relating to a legal title to something; "titulary
            rights" syn: titulary
     2: of or associated with or bearing a title signifying
        nobility; "of titular rank"
     3: derived from a title; "performed well in the titular or
        title role"; "the titular theme of the book"
     4: of or associated with or bearing a title signifying status
        or function; "titular dignitaries"
     5: being such in name only; "the nominal or titular head of
        his party" syn: nominal
see also:
titulary nominal 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

21 moby thesaurus words for "titular":
   byname, cognominal, diminutive, epithetic, formal, honorific,
   hypocoristic, in name only, nominal, nominative, putative, quasi,
   self-called, self-christened, self-styled, so-called, soi-disant,
   theoretical, titulary, token, would-be

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