His authority was largely nominal though, and the power was effectively held by an aristocratic élite, notably by the prince of Mingrelia.

By the 1850s his position seems to have been largely nominal, as the Council meetings were chaired by one of the three Vice-Presidents.

The royal power was largely nominal at that time as the Sassanid Empire dominated Iberia.

With New York Treasury dealers closed for Good Friday, along with most European financial centers, transactions were few and price moves largely nominal.

Although Chen Jiongming and the Guangdong forces occupied Guangxi until April 1922, their occupation was largely nominal.

This brought to an end the de jure Ottoman sovereignty over Egypt, which had been largely nominal since Muhammad Ali's seizure of power in 1805.

As of mid-2006, the USAC's organizational model is largely nominal and has been established to accommodate an expected upswing in membership and unit activations.

After many decades of sedentarization, the tribal bond has weakened and the leadership of the Al Saadun is largely nominal.

Their occupation was largely nominal because armed bands of Guangxi loyalists began to gather under local commanders, calling themselves the Self-government Army.

For a short period of time during Mongol rule in 1260, al-Ashraf served as Viceroy of Syria, although the position was largely nominal.