entitlement

== English == === Etymology === From entitle +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/ === Noun === entitlement (countable and uncountable, plural entitlements) The right to have something, whether actual or perceived. Power, an authority to do something. Something to which one is entitled. (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 ==== ==== Translations ==== == Old French == === Noun === entitlement oblique singular, m (oblique plural entitlemenz or entitlementz, nominative singular entitlemenz or entitlementz, nominative plural entitlement) title (name allocated to a document, a work, etc.)