Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- the act of entitling.
- the state of being entitled.
- the right to guaranteed benefits under a government program, as Social Security or unemployment compensation.
1823, perhaps in some senses from French entitlement, which long had been used in legal language; in part a native formation from entitle + -ment. Entitlement culture attested by 1994 (culture of entitlement is from 1989).