adj. & n.
adj. 1 of or relating to a title (the book's titular hero). 2 existing, or being what is specified, in name or title only (titular ruler; titular sovereignty).
n. 1 the holder of an office etc. esp. a benefice, without the corresponding functions or obligations. 2 a titular saint. titular bishop a bishop, esp. in a non-Christian country, with a see named after a Christian see no longer in existence. titular saint the patron saint of a particular church. titularly adv.
[ F titulaire or mod.L titularis f. titulus TITLE ]