entity Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

LL. entitas, fr. L. ens, entis, thing, prop. p. pr. of esse to be: cf. F. entité. See Essence, Is.

plural Entities

A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence.
Self-subsisting entities, such as our own personality. Shairp.

Fortune is no real entity, . . . but a mere relative signification. Bentley.