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self-styled

[self-stahyld]
–adjective
styled, called, or considered by oneself as specified: a self-styled leader.

Origin:
1815–25
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self-styled   (sělf'stīld')
adj.  As characterized by oneself, often without right or justification: "poets, real or self-styled" (Constantine Fitzgibbon). See Usage Note at so-called.
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