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   titular

   /ˈtɪtʃʊlə/

   adjective

   • 1. holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority: "the queen is titular head of the Church of England" Similar nominalin title/name onlyformalofficialceremonialtokenpuppettheoreticalpurportedsupposedostensible
   • ▪ (of a cleric) nominally appointed to serve a diocese, abbey, or other foundation no longer in existence, and typically in fact having authority in another capacity.
   • 2. relating to or denoted by a title: "the work's titular song" Similar eponymousidentifyingafter whom/which something is namedrare:designativeappellativedenominative
   • 3. denoting any of the parish churches in Rome to which cardinals are formally appointed: "the priests of the titular churches"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘existing only in name’): from French titulaire or modern Latin titularis, from titulus (see title).

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