Definitions for entitled
en·ti·tled

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. entitledadjective

   qualified for by right according to law

   "we are all entitled to equal protection under the law"

Webster Dictionary(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Entitled

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1. entitled

   To have the legislative authority and rights.

   Under human rights legislation everyone is entitled to housing, education and an existence worthy of respect and dignity.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020  

2. entitledverb

   Verb form of the word entitle.

   Everyone is entitled to their human rights.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'entitled' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3746

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'entitled' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3329

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'entitled' in Adjectives Frequency: #488

How to pronounce entitled?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of entitled in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of entitled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of entitled in a Sentence

1. Adela Rogers St.John:

   I think every woman is entitled to a middle husband she can forget.

2. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross:

   They will undeniably impact police community relations... there's no question that this puts us in the position to work even harder than we already do to cultivate relationships with neighborhoods and individual groups that we struggle to work with, even those that we have great relationships with, our officers are entitled to due process just like any other citizen.

3. Alan Hammer:

   I don't know why society has decided that landlords aren't entitled to get paid and others are, if the same people who can't pay their rent go into a grocery store and have a cart at the cash register and say,' I need this food because my kids are hungry,' the business will say,' Pay the money or don't take the food.' If you pull up at a gas station and say,' I need gas, but I can't pay for the gas.' No one has said you don't have to pay for your gas.

4. Robert Wiley:

   The law is very clear that workers are entitled to religious leave if it’s not going to cost the company anything.

5. Norton Rose Fulbright:

   Ms Semenya, like all athletes, is entitled to compete the way she was born without being obliged to alter her body by any medical means.

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