distitle

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ title.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈtaɪtəl/

Verb

distitle (third-person singular simple present distitles, present participle distitling, simple past and past participle distitled)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To deprive of a title or right.

   Antonym: entitle

   • 1600 (first performance), Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Cynthias Reuels, or The Fountayne of Selfe-Loue. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC:

     the next way to distitle my selfe of honor

References

• “distitle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.