entitled

verb (used with object), en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling.

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.

to call by a particular title or name: What was the book entitled?

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

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.

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entitle (ɪnˈtaɪt^əl)

—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 titulustitle]

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.

Example sentences

You're entitled to your opinion, of course.

Players are entitled to some compensation because of the revenue they bring in

and the risk of injury they face.

He's entitled to the same dignity and respect as all the rest of us.

Poor villagers entitled to grazing on common lands became totally dependent on

wages when landlords enclosed those acres.

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