/ ˈtɪtjulə(r); NAmE -tʃə-/ adjective
[ only before noun ] ( formal ) having a particular title or status but no real power or authority
SYN nominal :
the titular head of state
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in the sense existing only in name ): from French titulaire or modern Latin titularis , from titulus inscription, title.