entitle
pronunciation
How to pronounce entitle in British English:
UK [ɪnˈtaɪtl]
How to pronounce entitle in American English:
US [ɪnˈtaɪtl]
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- Verb:
- give the right to
- give a title to
- give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
Word Origin
- entitle
- entitle: see title
- entitle (v.)
- also intitle, late 14c., "to give a title to a chapter, book, etc.," from Anglo-French entitler, Old French entiteler "entitle, call" (Modern French intituler), from Late Latin intitulare "give a title or name to," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + titulus "title" (see title (n.)). Meaning "to bestow (on a person) a rank or office" is mid-15c. Sense of "to give (someone) 'title' to an estate or property," hence to give that person a claim to possession or privilege, is mid-15c.; this now is used mostly in reference to circumstances and actions. Related: Entitled; entitling.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Safety defects will always entitle us to reject the acceptance .
- 2. This ticket does not entitle you to travel first class .
- 3. Their educational qualifications entitle them to a higher salary .
- 4. While taxpayers should not be fiduciaries of ostensibly private banks , their monies surely entitle them to boardroom representation .
- 5. The logic of his argument would entitle him to impose on the company , in the name of national interest , whatever he and his fellow ministers chose .