Main Entry: en·ti·tle·ment
Pronunciation: -'tI-t&l-m&nt
Function: noun
Date: 1944
1 a : the state or condition of being entitled : RIGHT 
b : a right to benefits specified especially by law or 
contract  2 : a government program providing benefits to 
members of a specified group; also : funds supporting or 
distributed by such a program