verb
entitle
in-TYE-tul/ɪnˈtaɪtl/
Give someone a right or claim to something.
Your membership entitles you to free admission at this museum.
Etymology
The pieces first expressed giving something a title or name. Giving someone title to property then meant granting a legal claim, which broadened into giving a right or privilege.
In context
the law can create sever classes of citizens and even assign the qualifications which shall entitle them to rank in these classes
More examples
- The contract entitles employees to two weeks of paid vacation.
- Each ticket entitles one person to enter.
- This receipt does not entitle you to a refund.
Forms
entitle · entitles · entitled · entitling
entitlement noun — A right to receive or claim something.