Crossword clues for entitling
entitling
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Entitle \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.]
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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. 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.
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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.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of entitle English)
Usage examples of "entitling".
Defendant-appellees in the instant case have pursued a similar course, and the district court has joined with their pursuit, conjuring up once more this spectre of novelty in arguments relying heavily on citations from a more recent case in which the judge determined this to be the 'sole issue' before the court in granting defendants' motion for summary judgment, and affirmed in the review by the appeals court limiting its decision to whether there was 'no genuine issue as to any material fact' entitling defendants to 'judgment as a matter of law.
In his hand was a small roll of parchment entitling him to one of the coveted seats within the Temple itself to hear the patriarch Balsamon's address.
Army in 1952, after having been adjudged to have sustained in the line of duty permanent damage entitling him to a one hundred percent disability pension.
In a few cases—the more valued servants—she gave certificates entitling them to livestock or other property.