entitlement
noun/ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/
Etymology From entitle + -ment.
1
The right to have something, whether actual or perceived.
- The auxiliary members of the royal family often have the greatest capacity to inflame public scepticism about monarchy, and Prince Harry once seemed determined to personify the entitlement and pointlessness that could have jeopardised the continuity of the crown.2017 December 27, “The Guardian view on Prince Harry: the monarchy’s best insurance policy”, in The Guardian:
2
Power, an authority to do something.
3
Something to which one is entitled.
4
Government, Politics A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as social security in the US.
- Derived terms
- disentitlement, overentitlement, underentitlement