Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

titular see

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: tit-u-lar see
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An episocopal see which has no resident bishop in a former diocese that no longer functions.

Example Sentences

"Most titular sees are defunct dioceses from the Roman empire days, mainly in presently mainly Muslim countries: Turkey, the Levant and Northern Africa"

Inflected Forms

titular sees (plural)

Phrases

in partibus

Frequently Paired Words

titularly sedentary in partibus

Questions

What does titular see mean?: An episocopal see which has no resident bishop in a former diocese that no longer functions.

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