betitle

transitive verb

be·​ti·​tle

bi-ˈtī-tᵊl,

bē-

1

: to give a title to

a betitled elder statesman

2

: to call by a title : call by the title of

betitled "king of the Anglo-Saxons" in some charters

Word History

Etymology

be- + title

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