entitled

Rarely in·ti·tled

[en-tahyt-ld]

adjective

1. called by the title indicated.

   In my paper so entitled, I explore the idea that "Robust Democracy Is National Security."

2. having a right or legitimate claim to something.

   The inheritance passes to the legally entitled heir.

3. 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

1. the simple past tense and past participle of entitle.

Other Word Forms

• unentitled adjective
• well-entitled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of entitled¹

entitle ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Or maybe they are entitled to think this is a dismal deterioration?

From BBC

"Don't feel entitled like I did because you made your debut at 16 - you've got to keep proving and showing why they put you there in the first place."

From BBC

Though he wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal entitled, “Let’s Hit ‘Pause’ Before Altering Humankind,” Baltimore admitted later that genome-editing would in all probability take place sooner rather than later.

From Los Angeles Times

BBC Verify met the worker, who is legally entitled to work in the United States, in Savannah, the nearest city to the massive car factory.

From BBC

After a decades-long dispute, judges said that the monastery was only "entitled to use" the land it sits on and the archaeological religious sites which dot its surroundings.

From BBC

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