Meaning

adjective of or relating to a legal title to something

adjective of or bearing a title signifying status or function

adjective of or pertaining to the title of a work of art

originEtymology tree Etruscanbor.? Latin titulus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin titulārisder. Middle French titulairebor. English titular Borrowed from Middle French titulaire, from Latin titulāris, from titulus (“title”).

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