6 September 2016
titular
[tich-uh-ler, tit-yuh-]
adjective
1. existing or being such in title only; nominal; having the title but none of the associated duties, powers, etc.:
the titular head of the company.
2. from whom or which a title or name is taken:
His titular Saint is Michael.
3. of, relating to, or of the nature of a title.
4. having a title, especially of rank.
5. designating any of the Roman Catholic churches in Rome whose nominal incumbents are cardinals.
noun
6. a person who bears a title.
7. a person from whom or thing from which a title or name is taken.
8. Ecclesiastical. a person entitled to a benefice but not required to perform its duties.
Origin of titular
Latin
1585-1595; < Latin titul (us) title + -ar1
Related forms
titularity [tich-uh-lar-i-tee, tit-yuh-] (Show IPA), noun
titularly, adverb
multititular, adjective
nontitular, adjective
nontitularly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for titular
Contemporary Examples
But House Speaker John Boehner, while he is the titular leader of the Congressional Republicans, is nothing like a CEO.
Fiscal Cliff Vote Fails Due to Republican Theology on Taxes
Daniel Gross
December 20, 2012
George Soros, also 83, is titular chairman of Soros Fund Management.
Don’t Count Rupert Murdoch Out Yet: Why The Magnate Hasn’t Given Up on Time Warner
Daniel Gross
July 15, 2014
There are the titular detectives, Rust Cohle and Marty Hart.
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Marlow Stern
March 11, 2014
In Shantytown, the titular slum of Buenos Aires is the backdrop for a series of killings that threaten the entire community.
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Thomas Flynn
November 17, 2013
Historical Examples
Such are the titular archbishops in partibus, and certain archbishops of Italian sees who have no bishops under them.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4
Various
He reviewed his information on Dovenilid titular systems while he touched the switch.
Citadel
Algirdas Jonas Budrys
On each side of the altar is the figure of a youth, the titular deities; and at the back a crown.
Rambles in Rome
S. Russell Forbes
In 1855 the third of the titular Nawabs died without any son to succeed him.
The Story of Madras
Glyn Barlow
Anagram
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Today’s quote
We meet aliens every day who have something to give us. They come in the form of people with different opinions.
– William Shatner
On this day
6 September 1819 – the lathe patented by Thomas Blanchard.
6 September 1919 – death of Worm Pander, sculptor. (Born 20 June 1864).
6 September 1930 – Democratically elected Argentine President Hipólito Yrigoyen overthrown by fascist and conservative forces. Hipólito was affectionately known as ‘el peludo‘ (the Hairy Armadillo) because of his introverted character. A revolutionary, left-wing politician, Hipólito was also known as the ‘Father of the Poor’. He was twice president (1916-1922 and 1928-1930). He introduced numerous important social reforms, becoming a hero to the working class, including compulsory male suffrage, a rise in the standard of living for Argentina’s working class, improvements in factory conditions, regulation of working hours, compulsory pensions and universally accessible public education system.
6 September 1943 – birth of Roger Waters, bassist and vocalist for Pink Floyd.