titular


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
titular /ˈtɪtjʊlə/
adjective
  • 1 relating to a title.
  • 2 holding or constituting a formal position or title without any real authority.

    ■ (of a cleric) nominally appointed to serve a diocese, abbey, etc. no longer in existence (typically having real authority elsewhere).

  • 3 denoting any of the parish churches in Rome to which cardinals are formally appointed.
– derivatives
titularly adverb.
'titular' also found in these Oxford entries:

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android AppiPhone App
Report an inappropriate ad.