titulary
Americanadjective
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titularies
plural
Etymology
Origin of titulary
Example Sentences
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In the following passage, this word is used as a titulary compellation, like the word lordship.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall
The constitution of 1791, it is true, made the king the titulary head of the executive power; but the internal administration of the kingdom was not actually in his hands.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
The last official document signed by Mgr. de Laval as titulary bishop was an addition to the statutes and rules which he had previously drawn up for the Chapter of the city of Champlain.
From The Makers of Canada: Bishop Laval by Adrien Leblond de Brumath
The function of the Grand Master of France had as titulary the Duke of Bourbon, Prince of Conde.
From The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X by Arthur Léon, baron Imbert de Saint-Amand
"But what do the curates and other titulary abbés do, if they unload their duties onto the backs of others?"
From Là-bas by Keene Wallace
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