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en⋅ti⋅tle

  [en-tahyt-l]
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–verb (used with object), -tled, -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; ME entitlen < AF entitler, var. of MF entituler < LL intitulāre. See en- 1 , title

Synonyms:
authorize, qualify.
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en·ti·tle   (ěn-tīt'l)   
tr.v.   en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles

  1. To give a name or title to.

  2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: The coupon entitles the bearer to a 25 percent savings. Every citizen is entitled to equal protection under the law.


[Middle English entitlen, from Old French entiteler, from Medieval Latin intitulāre : Latin in-, provide with; see en-1 + Latin titulus, title.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

entitle 
c.1381, "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 c.1447. Sense of "to give (someone) 'title' to an estate or property," hence to give that person a claim to possession or privilege, is c.1468; this is now used mostly in ref. to circumstances and actions.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: en·ti·tle
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -tled; -tling
: to give an enforceable right to claim something entitles her daughters to half of her estate>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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