entitle

• entitule (archaic)
• intitle (archaic or nonstandard)

From Anglo-Norman entitler, from Old French entiteler, (French intituler), from Late Latin intitulāre.

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ənˈtaɪtəl/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ənˈtaɪ.təl/, /ɛnˈtaɪ.təl/

• CA synth

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɪtəl

entitle (third-person singular simple present entitles, present participle entitling, simple past and past participle entitled)

1. To give a title to. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. To dignify by an honorary designation.
3. To give power or authority (to do something).

   A passport entitles the bearer to travel to other countries.

4. To give rightful ownership.
5. To give a title to a book, film, play, etc.

   His autobiography, entitled Life of a Driver, was a best-seller.

• (give a title to): designate, name; see also Thesaurus:denominate
• (dignify by an honorary designation): elevate, ennoble, invest
• (give power, authority): empower, enable, qualify
• (give rightful ownership):
• (give a title to a book): name

• entitlement

• Linette, titlene