ə̇n.ˈtīd. ə l, en.-, -īt ə l transitive verb
( entitled ; entitled ; entitling -īd. ə liŋ, -īt( ə )liŋ ; entitles )
Etymology: Middle English entitlen, entitulen, from Middle French entitler, entituler, from Late Latin intitulare, from Latin in- in- (II) + titulus title
1. : to give a title to : affix a name or designation to
his discussion … was contained in a sermon entitled Popular Government by Divine Right — S.W.Chapman
2. : to give a right or legal title to : qualify (one) for something : furnish with proper grounds for seeking or claiming something
his age entitles him to a pension
you are entitled to your opinion
the work entitles him to a place among the great novelists
3. obsolete
a. : to regard or represent as holding title, right, or responsibility
b. : assign , impute , ascribe