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  • 81name — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nomen (see nomenclature); reputation, fame, repute. v. t. [en]title, call, designate, christen; appoint, nominate; style; mention, specify. See commission. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A title] Syn. proper… …

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  • 82qualify — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To limit] Syn. reduce, restrain, temper; see change 1 , restrict 2 . 2. [To fulfill requirements] Syn. fit, suit, pass, be eligible, be equipped, be capacitated, have the requisites, meet the demands, measure up, meet the… …

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  • 83Dueness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dueness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 due due dueness Sgm: N 1 right right privilege prerogative prescription title claim pretension demand birthright GRP: N 2 …

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  • 84title — [13] Title comes via Old French title from Latin titulus ‘inscription on a tomb or altar, label, title’. Other contributions made by the Latin word to English include entitle [14], tilde [19], tittle [14], and titular [18]. => ENTITLE, TILDE,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 85entitlement — 1823, perhaps in some senses from Fr. entitlement, which long had been used in legal language; in part a native formation from ENTITLE (Cf. entitle) + MENT (Cf. ment). Entitlement culture attested by 1994 (culture of entitlement is from 1989) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 86intitule — in•tit•ule [[t]ɪnˈtɪt yul[/t]] v. t. uled, ul•ing. brit. to entitle (a legislative act, etc.) • Etymology: 1480–90; < LL intitulāre; see entitle in•tit u•la′tion, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 87προτιτλωσάντων — προτιτλόω entitle aor part act masc/neut gen pl προτιτλόω entitle aor imperat act 3rd pl …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • 88right — As a noun, and taken in an abstract sense, means justice, ethical correctness, or consonance with the rules of law or the principles of morals. In this signification it answers to one meaning of the Latin jus, and serves to indicate law in the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 89numbers game — A form of lottery. 34 Am J1st Lot § 7. A lottery, conducted under a system devised with more or less ingenuity to disguise the character of the enterprise. A lottery scheme wherein the proprietor sells for a specific sum, usually a few cents,… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 90title — [13] Title comes via Old French title from Latin titulus ‘inscription on a tomb or altar, label, title’. Other contributions made by the Latin word to English include entitle [14], tilde [19], tittle [14], and titular [18]. Cf.⇒ ENTITLE, TILDE,… …

    Word origins