entitle
verb
[ ɪnˈtʌɪt(ə)l ]
• give (someone) a legal right or a just claim to receive or do something.
• "employees are normally entitled to redundancy pay"
Similar:
qualify,
make eligible,
authorize,
sanction,
allow,
permit,
grant,
grant/give the right,
give permission,
enable,
empower,
accredit,
enfranchise,
capacitate,
• give (something) a particular title.
• "a satire entitled ‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’"
Origin:
late Middle English (formerly also as intitle ): via Old French from late Latin intitulare, from in- ‘in’ + Latin titulus ‘title’.
