Definition of "titular" []

• Relating to, having the nature of, or constituting a title. (adjective)
• Existing in name only; nominal: the titular head of the family. (adjective)
• Bearing the title of a church or monastery that is no longer active. (adjective)
• Bearing a title: titular dignitaries. (adjective)
• Derived from a title: the titular role in a play. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Based on a true 18th Century Japanese story, the film follows a band of samurai swordsmen who are shamed into becoming the titular ronin — a Japanese word meaning lordless samurai, and must avenge the death of their master."
• "I'm sucked in to politics right now like a hungry tick on a bloodhound which means I've heard Joe Lieberman say the word titular one too many times today."
• "That's why they all have a so-called titular church here that they become responsible for."