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entitled
[ en-tahyt-ld ]
adjective
- called by the title indicated:
In my paper so entitled, I explore the idea that "Robust Democracy Is National Security."
- having a right or legitimate claim to something:
The inheritance passes to the legally entitled heir.
- assuming or acting as though one has an innate right or claim to wealth, success, recognition, etc.:
I was so entitled and self-centered that I never noticed the injustices around me.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of entitle ( def ).
Other Word Forms
- ܲ··پ·ٱ adjective
- ɱ-·پ·ٱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of entitled1
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Example Sentences
Abbas - who has spent almost a third of his life in jail - has already admitted to his role in the heist, and even wrote a memoir entitled I Held Up Kim Kardashian.
“Everyone is entitled to work in a space where they don't have to manage the emotions of individuals who disrespect them,” said Kelsey Szamet, an award-winning employment lawyer.
"Tony is entirely entitled to come in there and fire into everybody," Exeter head coach Rob Hunter said.
Reform UK's candidate to be the mayor of Greater Lincolnshire is entitled to stand in the contest after she was challenged over her right to do so, an electoral official has said.
Kaur has chosen to waive her right to anonymity, which victims of sexual offences are automatically entitled to as soon as they make an allegation.
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