title role
noun
(in a play, opera, etc.) the role or character from which the title is derived: She sang the title role in Carmen.
Origin of title role
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby title role
title entry,
title insurance,
title ix,
title lining,
title page,
title role,
titled,
titleholder,
titleship,
titlist,
titman
Example sentences from the Web for title role
Niemann, cast in an heroic mould, had been secured for the title-role.
Life of Wagner |Louis NohlTwo dreams beset him in his momentary slumber—one of a play in which the title-role of the general manager was always unfilled.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete |Albert Bigelow Paine
British Dictionary definitions for title role
title role
noun
the role of the character after whom a play, etc, is named