# entitle

Pronunciation: say "uhn-TY-tuhl" /ənˈtaɪ.təl/

## Verb

1. To give someone the power or authority to do something.
   - Simple: To give someone the right or power to do or have something.
   - _A valid license entitles the holder to operate heavy machinery._
   - _These conditions entitle tenants to a full refund of their deposit._
2. To give a title to a book, film, play, or other creative work.
   - Simple: To give a name to a book, movie, play, or similar work.
   - _The author chose to entitle the memoir after her childhood home._
   - _Critics praised how the playwright entitled each act with a single stark word._
3. To give a title to a person or thing.
   - Simple: To give a name or title to a person or thing.
   - _The committee chose to entitle the report in plain, accessible language._
   - _Researchers entitle their sections clearly so readers can navigate the paper._
4. To give someone rightful ownership of something.
   - Simple: To make someone the rightful owner of something.
   - _The inheritance entitles the eldest child to the family estate._
   - _These documents entitle the buyer to full ownership of the building._
5. To honor someone by giving them an honorary title or designation.
   - Simple: To honor someone by giving them a special title.
   - _The monarch chose to entitle the loyal general 'Duke of the North.'_
   - _At its annual dinner the guild entitled its oldest member 'Master of the Craft.'_

## Origin

It comes from Anglo-Norman 'entitler', from Old French 'entiteler' (Modern French 'intituler'), which came from Late Latin 'intitulāre'.

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