Entitler

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person or body that confers a right, claim or title upon someone else
2. Someone who gives another person a legal entitlement, privilege or official designation
3. The party that bestows a particular right, status or claim on a recipient

Etymology: Before it meant a right or claim, the Latin "titulus" was a plain sign: a placard, label, or inscription, such as the notice fixed to a cross. Medieval Latin formed "intitulare" from it, meaning to write a heading or title on something. The prefix "in-" carried the sense of putting that label onto an object, and the verb passed through Old French into English as "entitle." "Entitler" is an English formation: the agent suffix "-er" added to "entitle," naming one who gives someone a title, right, or claim. The noun is a much later and rarer creation than the verb it comes from.