l verb (used with object), en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling.
1.
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim: His executive position entitled him to certain courtesies rarely accorded others.
2.
to call by a particular title or name: What was the book entitled?
3.
to designate (a person) by an honorary title.
Also, intitle.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English entitlen < Anglo-French entitler, variant of Middle French entituler < Late Latin intitulāre. See en-1, title
1350–1400; Middle English entitlen < Anglo-French entitler, variant of Middle French entituler < Late Latin intitulāre. See en-1, title
Related forms
pre·en·ti·tle, verb (used with object), pre·en·ti·tled, pre·en·ti·tling.
sub·en·ti·tle, verb (used with object), sub·en·ti·tled, sub·en·ti·tling.
un·en·ti·tled, adjective
well-en·ti·tled, adjective
Synonyms
authorize, qualify.
authorize, qualify.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to give (a person) the right to do or have something; qualify; allow |
| 2. | to give a name or title to |
| 3. | to confer a title of rank or honour upon |
| [C14: from Old French entituler, from Late Latin intitulāre, from Latin titulus | |
| en'titlement | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
entitle
late 14c., "to give a title to a chapter, book, etc.," from Anglo-Fr. entitler, from O.Fr. entiteler, from L.L. intitulare, from in "in" + titulus "title" (see title). Meaning "to bestow (on a person) a rank or office" is mid-15c. Sense of "to give (someone) 'title' to an
estate or property," hence to give that person a claim to possession or privilege, is mid-15c.; this now is used mostly in reference to circumstances and actions.
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