entitlement
/enˈtaɪtəlmənt/en-TIGH-tuhl-muhnt
/ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt/en-TIGH-tuhl-muhnt
Meaningthe act or result of entitling
Common meaning: the act or result of entitling (inferred)
- enin, into
- titla label, inscriptionLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1875 · scan
- mentnoun ending: act or result
‘in, into’ + ‘a label, inscription’ → entitlement
Journey through time
- Latintitulus, -ī‘a label, inscription’
- Englishentitle‘to give a right to’
- Englishformed in English from entitleentitlement‘the act or result of entitling (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the act or result of entitling. It can be inferred from any of: entitle.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from entitle + -ment (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- titulus, -ī Latin “a label, inscription”
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