tit·u·lar
ˈti-chə-lər 
ˈtich-lər
1
a
: having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
the titular head of a political party
b
: existing in title only
especially
: bearing a title derived from a defunct ecclesiastical jurisdiction (such as an episcopal see)
a titular bishop
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a title
the titular hero of the play
3
: bearing a title : titled
titularly
adverb
: a person holding a title
Examples of titular in a Sentence
Adjective
Although retired, he remains the titular chairman of the company.
he's the titular head of the department, though it's the assistant managers who largely run things around here
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Conjured from the Broadway musical, itself a jazzed up version of the titular 1976 novel by Argentinian author Manuel Puig, the thought of spending over two hours with an adaptation of an adaptation may sound like a layer of artifice too deep to endure.
—Blythe Marks, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
The answer to the titular question, then, is a bit complicated.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Ben Savage as Cory Matthews As the titular boy in Boy Meets World, Savage played the spunky, baseball-loving Cory, a well-meaning kid who sometimes found himself in sticky situations.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Ryan Seacrest and the Wheel of Fortune team had to stop Derek Hough from messing with the titular wheel.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Conjured from the Broadway musical, itself a jazzed up version of the titular 1976 novel by Argentinian author Manuel Puig, the thought of spending over two hours with an adaptation of an adaptation may sound like a layer of artifice too deep to endure.
—Blythe Marks, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
The answer to the titular question, then, is a bit complicated.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Ben Savage as Cory Matthews As the titular boy in Boy Meets World, Savage played the spunky, baseball-loving Cory, a well-meaning kid who sometimes found himself in sticky situations.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for titular
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“Titular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titular. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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