- OF. entituler, F. intituler, LL. intitulare, fr. L. in + titulus title. See Title, and cf. Intitule
- To give a title to; to affix to 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.”That which . . . we entitle patience.
- 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 or claiming with success; as, an officer's talents entitle him to command.
- To attribute; to ascribe.ObsThe ancient proverb . . . entitles this work . . . peculiarly to God himself.To name; designate; style; characterize; empower; qualify; enable; fit.
