titulary

American  

[tich-uh-ler-ee, tit-yuh-] / ˈtɪtʃ əˌlɛr i, ˈtɪt jə- /

adjective

titularies plural

1. titular.

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Etymology

Origin of titulary

1595–1605; < Latin titul ( us ) title + -ary

Example Sentences

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titulary

Permission was granted, and a church and convent were formed in the best manner, in the houses of Raphael Blanco, with the aid of various alms, with St. Nicolas de Tolentino as its titulary.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 21 of 55 1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Robertson, James Alexander

The King can permit the titulary possessor of a Majorat to convert it into real property producing the same revenue, and which will be subject to the same reversion.

From Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 by Cole, John William

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 Leblond de Brumath, Adrien

A benefice was then a sort of patrimony which the titulary, old or ill, often handed over to one of his relatives.

From The Modern Regime, Volume 2 by Durand, John

A member calls the attention of the Academy to a pamphlet, published last June by the titulary of the Suard pension, entitled, "What is property?" and dedicated by the author to the Academy.

From What is Property? by Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)