nominative vs titular

nominative

adj
  • Giving a name; naming; designating. 

  • Making a selection or nomination; choosing. 

  • Being in that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb. 

noun
  • A noun in the nominative case. 

  • The nominative case. 

titular

adj
  • Named or referred to in the title. 

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

  • Existing in name only; nominal. 

noun
  • One who holds a title. 

  • The person from whom a church takes its special name; distinguished from a patron, who must be canonized or an angel. 

How often have the words nominative and titular occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )