Definition of "entitled" in English

verb

1. simple past and past participle of entitle

adjective

1. (literally) Having a title.

   • Her book is entitled 'My Autobiography'.

2. Having a legal or moral right or claim to something.

   • As a natural-born citizen I am entitled to run for president.
   • If you were injured at work you may be entitled to compensation.
   • He feels entitled to other people's respect.

3. (figuratively) Convinced of one's own righteousness (self-righteousness) or the justifiability of one's actions or status, especially wrongly so; demanding and pretentious.