Legal Definitions - intitle

Definition: Intitle is an archaic term that means the same as "entitle". Entitle means to grant a legal right or qualification to someone or something. It can also refer to ordaining someone as a minister in ecclesiastical law.

Examples:

• When you buy a house, the deed entitles you to ownership of the property.
• The law entitles all citizens to a fair trial.
• The bishop will entitle the new priest during the ordination ceremony.

The examples illustrate how entitle is used to describe the granting of a legal right or qualification. In the first example, owning a deed entitles someone to ownership of a property. In the second example, the law entitles all citizens to a fair trial, meaning they have a legal right to one. In the third example, the bishop entitles the new priest by ordaining them, giving them the qualification to serve as a minister.