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Meaning of entitled

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

entitled

verb

Definitions

  1. To give a title to.

  2. To dignify by an honorary designation.

  3. To give power or authority (to do something).

    Example: A passport entitles the bearer to travel to other countries.

  4. To give rightful ownership.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having a title.

    Example: Her book is entitled 'My Autobiography'.

  2. Having a legal or perceived moral right or claim to something.

    Example: As a natural-born citizen I am entitled to run for president.

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