The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Entity \En"ti*ty\, n.; pl. Entities. [LL. entitas, fr. L. ens,
   entis, thing, prop. p. pr. of esse to be: cf. F. entit['e].
   See Essence, Is.]
   A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or
   in fact; being; essence; existence.
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         Self-subsisting entities, such as our own personality.
                                                  --Shairp.
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         Fortune is no real entity, . . . but a mere relative
         signification.                           --Bentley.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

entity
    n 1: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its
         own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

entity

    In an entity-relationship model, an entity is a
   type of thing being modeled such as "person" or "product".
   Different entities have different sets of attributes such as
   "name" or "price" and are connected via relationships like
   "bought".  Entities are closely related to classes (class).

   (2009-11-22)