The present participle of entitle; the act of giving someone a right or naming something.
From 'entitle' plus the progressive suffix '-ing,' which indicates an ongoing action or present state. Standard verb conjugation from Old French roots.
While 'entitling' is grammatically correct, we rarely use this form—we say 'giving the right to' or 'naming' instead. It's a word that exists in the dictionary but almost never in actual conversation!
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