En*ti"tle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entitled (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Entitling (?).]
[OF. entituler, F. intituler, LL. intitulare, fr. L. in + titulus title. See Title, and cf. Intitule.] 1. 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.
Shak.
2. 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.
3. To attribute; to ascribe. [Obs.]
The ancient proverb . . . entitles this work . . . peculiarly to God himself.
Milton. Syn. -- To name; designate; style; characterize; empower;
qualify; enable; fit.
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