En-ti'tle, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. ENTITLED; p. pr. & vb. n. ENTITLING.] [Norm. Fr. entitler, O. Fr. entituler, now intituler, Pr. entitolar, entitular, intitular, Sp. & Pg. intitular, It. intitolare, L. Lat. intitulare, from in, in, and titulus, title.]
Sense 1. To give a title to; to affix 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.”
Sense 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; as, an officer’s talents entitle him to command. Burke.
Sense 3. To attribute; to ascribe. [Obs.]
The ancient proverb . . . entitles this work . . . peculiarly to God himself. Milton.
Synonyms— To name; designate; style; characterize.