entitled

Adjective
US[en-tahy-tuhld]/ɛnˈtaɪtəld/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. qualified for by right according to law“we are all entitled to equal protection under the law”Opposite ineligibleSimilar eligible
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“entitled” is listed under Entitle.

En·ti′tle transitive verb [past tense & past participle Entitled; present participle & verbal noun Entitling.]

Origin: OF. entituler, F. intituler, LL. intitulare, fr. L. in + titulus title. See Title, and cf. Intitule.

1. To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle a book “Commentaries;” to entitle a man “Honorable.”

That which... we entitle patience.— William Shakespeare

2. To give a claim to; to qualify for, with a direct object of the person, and a remote object of the thing; to furnish with grounds for seeking or claiming with success; as, an officer's talents entitle him to command.

3. To attribute; to ascribe. obsolete

The ancient proverb... entitles this work... peculiarly to God himself.— John Milton

Synonyms: To name; designate; style; characterize; empower; qualify; enable; fit.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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