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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Julia Moore, People.com, 14 July 2025
Lintz of course co-starred opposite Titus Welliver on Prime Video’s Bosch and then its spinoff Bosch: Legacy, playing the titular LAPD detective turned P.I.’s daughter, Maddie, who over the course of 10 total seasons went from tragedy- and crisis-prone teen to a patrolman for the LAPD.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 July 2025
Here, Talbot also plays Luthor’s alter ego, the titular Atom Man, as Luthor devises a way to create a synthetic version of Kryptonite.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 11 July 2025
This one is Ballard, a spinoff of Bosch: Legacy, which was itself a spinoff of Bosch, the Prime Video series based on crime writer Michael Connelly’s dozens of novels about the titular LAPD detectives Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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Adjective
Along with the news, the streamer shared the first photo of lead actor Dominic McLaughlin in costume as the titular character.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 14 July 2025
Lintz of course co-starred opposite Titus Welliver on Prime Video’s Bosch and then its spinoff Bosch: Legacy, playing the titular LAPD detective turned P.I.’s daughter, Maddie, who over the course of 10 total seasons went from tragedy- and crisis-prone teen to a patrolman for the LAPD.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 July 2025
Here, Talbot also plays Luthor’s alter ego, the titular Atom Man, as Luthor devises a way to create a synthetic version of Kryptonite.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 11 July 2025
This one is Ballard, a spinoff of Bosch: Legacy, which was itself a spinoff of Bosch, the Prime Video series based on crime writer Michael Connelly’s dozens of novels about the titular LAPD detectives Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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“Titular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titular. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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