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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Entitle \En*ti"tle\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Entitled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entitling}.] [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. --Shak.
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. [Obs.]
The ancient proverb . . . entitles this work . . . peculiarly to God himself. --Milton.
Syn: To name; designate; style; characterize; empower; qualify; enable; fit.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
entitled
adjective
1: qualified for by right according to law; "we are all entitled to equal protection under the law"
2: given a title or identifying name; "the book entitled 'A Tale of Two Cities'"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "entitled": ascribable, attributable, authorized, chartered, deserved, deserving, due, earned, empowered, enfranchised, entitled to, franchised, justified, licensed, merited, meriting, meritorious, patented, privileged, qualified, sanctioned, warranted, well-earned, worthy, worthy of
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