Etymograph

English

titular

Titular may come from Middle French titulaire.

  1. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600titulaire1uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1667titular1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English titular
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1667, John Milton, Book V: “If these magnific titles yet remain / Not merely…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600titulaireWiktionary, English titularuncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1667titularWiktionary, English titular. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1667, John Milton, Book V: “If these magnific titles yet remain / Not merely…”

Every English word from Middle French titulaire

Today it means

adj Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “titular”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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