diff --git a/source/meta.tex b/source/meta.tex
index b473f67b7e..22b7bba9da 100644
--- a/source/meta.tex
+++ b/source/meta.tex
@@ -5682,7 +5682,7 @@
 \pnum
 Let $V$ be the offset in bits from the beginning of a complete object
 of the type represented by \tcode{parent_of(r)}
-to the subobject associated with the entity represented by \tcode{r}.
+to the subobject associated with the construct represented by \tcode{r}.
 
 \pnum
 \returns