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Borrowed from Middle French titulaire, from Latin titulāris, from titulus (“title”).

titular (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title.
  2. Existing in name only; nominal.

    • 1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:

      If these magnific titles yet remain / Not merely titular.

  3. Named or referred to in the title.

    Macbeth is a titular character.

of a title

nominal

titular (plural titulars)

  1. One who holds a title.
  2. The person from whom a church takes its special name; distinguished from a patron, who must be canonized or an angel.

of a title

Borrowed from Late Latin titulāris.

titular m or f (masculine and feminine plural titulars)

  1. titular

titular m or f by sense (plural titulars)

  1. titular (one who holds a title)

titular m (plural titulars)

  1. headline

Borrowed from Late Latin titulāre.

titular (first-person singular present titulo, first-person singular preterite titulí, past participle titulat)

  1. (transitive) to title (a book, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to grant a diploma to
  3. (transitive, chemistry) to titrate
  4. (pronominal) to be titled (of a book, etc.)
  5. (pronominal) to obtain a diploma, to graduate

From título +‎ -ar, or borrowed from Late Latin titulāris.

titular m or f (plural titulares)

  1. titular, titled

titular m or f by sense (plural titulares)

  1. holder, bearer (of a title, etc.)
  2. (sports) starter (a player who plays from the start a game)

Borrowed from Late Latin titulāre.

titular (first-person singular present titulo, first-person singular preterite titulei, past participle titulado)

  1. to title
  2. (chemistry) to titrate

Borrowed from French titulaire.

titular m (plural titulari)

  1. holder
  • IPA(key): /tituˈlaɾ/ [t̪i.t̪uˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ti‧tu‧lar

From título +‎ -ar, or borrowed from Late Latin titulāris.

titular m or f (masculine and feminine plural titulares)

  1. titular

titular m (plural titulares)

  1. headline
    Synonym: encabezado

titular m or f by sense (plural titulares)

  1. holder (of a position)
  2. owner (of a position)
  3. (sports) starter (a player who plays from the start a game)
    Synonym: inicial

    • 2016 March, “Dio palo a los Mets - El Siglo”, in El Siglo‎[1], archived from the original on 4 April 2016:

      Tejada se lució ante su exequipo, al pegar de 3-2, mientras salía de titular en el campo corto y alineaba octavo en el orden ofensivo.

      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Borrowed from Late Latin titulāre. Doublet of tildar.

titular (first-person singular present titulo, first-person singular preterite titulé, past participle titulado)

  1. (transitive) to entitle
  2. (transitive) to title
  3. (intransitive, chemistry) to value a solution

Selected combined forms of titular

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive titular dative titularme titularte titularle, titularse titularnos titularos titularles, titularse
accusative titularme titularte titularlo, titularla, titularse titularnos titularos titularlos, titularlas, titularse
with gerund titulando dative titulándome titulándote titulándole, titulándose titulándonos titulándoos titulándoles, titulándose
accusative titulándome titulándote titulándolo, titulándola, titulándose titulándonos titulándoos titulándolos, titulándolas, titulándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative titula dative titúlame titúlate titúlale titúlanos not used titúlales
accusative titúlame titúlate titúlalo, titúlala titúlanos not used titúlalos, titúlalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative titulá dative titulame titulate titulale titulanos not used titulales
accusative titulame titulate titulalo, titulala titulanos not used titulalos, titulalas
with formal second-person singular imperative titule dative titúleme not used titúlele, titúlese titúlenos not used titúleles
accusative titúleme not used titúlelo, titúlela, titúlese titúlenos not used titúlelos, titúlelas
with first-person plural imperative titulemos dative not used titulémoste titulémosle titulémonos titulémoos titulémosles
accusative not used titulémoste titulémoslo, titulémosla titulémonos titulémoos titulémoslos, titulémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative titulad dative tituladme not used tituladle tituladnos titulaos tituladles
accusative tituladme not used tituladlo, tituladla tituladnos titulaos tituladlos, tituladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative titulen dative titúlenme not used titúlenle titúlennos not used titúlenles, titúlense
accusative titúlenme not used titúlenlo, titúlenla titúlennos not used titúlenlos, titúlenlas, titúlense