entitled

en-ti-tled · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having a legal right to something.

  2. 2.

    (Of a book, composition, etc.) having a particular title.

  3. 3.

    (Informal, often derogatory) Believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    entitled to — having a right to receive or do
  • •
    sense of entitlement — belief that one deserves special treatment

Related words

Antonyms: ineligible, unentitled, unqualified
See also: eligible, entitle, title
Synonyms: called, eligible, named, qualified

Etymology

From Anglo-French entitler, from Old French entiteler ("to give a title to"), from en- ("make") + title, from Latin titulus ("inscription, title").