ENTITLED

entitled

(adjective) qualified for by right according to law; “we are all entitled to equal protection under the law”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

entitled

simple past tense and past participle of entitle

Adjective

entitled (comparative more entitled, superlative most entitled)

(literally) having a title.

having a legal or perceived moral right or claim to something.

(figuratively) Convinced of one's own righteousness (self-righteousness) or the justifiability of one's actions or status, especially wrongly so; demanding and pretentious.

Synonyms

• authorized, empowered (sense 2 only)

Source: Wiktionary

ENTITLE

En*ti"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entitled; p. pr. & vb. n. Entitling.] Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition