English · Idiom Historical

to have entree

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To have the right or privilege of admission. Entremets (on'trSma) are served between the roast and the dessert; in other words they are the sweet course, which in the U.S.A. is known as dessert.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Có quyền hoặc đặc quyền được nhập cảnh

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “to have entree” mean?

To have the right or privilege of admission. Entremets (on'trSma) are served between the roast and the dessert; in other words they are the sweet course, which in the U.S.A. is known as dessert.

Is “to have entree” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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