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Where does “entitle” come from?

Entitle comes from Old French entiteler, meaning to furnish with a title or right.

entitle (English): To give a title to; To dignify by an honorary...

Definitions

  1. To give a title to; To dignify by an honorary...

Ancestry of “entitle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanentitler—
2Old Frenchentiteler—
3Late Latinintitulare—

Words derived from “entitle”

  • entitlement
  • disentitle
  • disentitlement
  • overentitlement
Every word from Late Latin intitulare →