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entitlement
en·ti·tle·ment
/
ɛnˈtaɪ
tl
mənt
/
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[
en-
tahy
-tl-m
uh
nt
]
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noun
1.
the act of
entitling
.
2.
the state of being
entitled
.
3.
the right to guaranteed benefits under a government program, as Social Security or unemployment
compensation
.
Origin:
1825–35;
entitle
+
-ment
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entitle
(ɪnˈtaɪt
ə
l)
—
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
title
]
en'titlement
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
entitlement
1823, perhaps in some senses from Fr. entitlement, which long had been used in legal language; in part a native formation from
entitle
+
-ment
. Entitlement culture attested by late 1980s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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