entitlement /ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/ noun5 •The right to have something. •Power, an authority to do something. •A person's perceived but unjustified right to something; a tendency to claim what one does not deserve. •Something to which one is entitled. •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. formsentitlements