Dictionary entry

Titular

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Tit″u‐lar (?), a. [F. titulaire, fr. L. titulus. See Title.] Existing in title or name only; nominal; having the title to an office or dignity without discharging its appropriate duties; as, a titular prince.

If these magnificent titles yet remain

Not merely titular. Milton.

Titular bishop. See under Bishop.