noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/
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CMU ARPABET:EH0 N T AY1 T AH0 L M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The right to have something, whether actual or perceived.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Power, an authority to do something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Something to which one is entitled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: title, claim
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English entitle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English entitlement From entitle + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
nárok
— the right to have something
Dutch:
recht op
— the right to have something
Esperanto:
pretendo
— the right to have something
Finnish:
oikeutus
— the right to have something
French:
(avoir) droit sur
— the right to have something
German:
Anspruch
— the right to have something
German:
Berechtigung
— the right to have something
Hungarian:
jogosultság
— the right to have something
Hungarian:
igényjogosultság
— the right to have something
Norwegian:
rett
— the right to have something
Portuguese:
direito
— the right to have something
Portuguese:
poder
— the right to have something
Portuguese:
ter direito a
— the right to have something
Portuguese:
ter o direito de
— the right to have something
Russian:
пра́во
(právo)
— the right to have something
Spanish:
derecho
— the right to have something
Spanish:
potestad
— the right to have something
Spanish:
intitulación
— the right to have something
Spanish:
fuer (disused)
— the right to have something
Spanish:
fuero
— the right to have something
Swedish:
anspråk
— the right to have something
Esperanto:
rajto
— power, authority to do something
Esperanto:
povo
— power, authority to do something
Portuguese:
poder
— power, authority to do something
Spanish:
potestad
— power, authority to do something
Spanish:
jur (desus.)
— power, authority to do something
Spanish:
fuero
— power, authority to do something
Spanish:
fuer (disused)
— power, authority to do something
Czech:
oprávnění
— something that one is entitled to
Dutch:
aanspraak
— something that one is entitled to
Finnish:
etuus
— something that one is entitled to
French:
revendication
— something that one is entitled to
French:
droit
— something that one is entitled to
German:
Anspruch
— something that one is entitled to
Portuguese:
reivindicação
— something that one is entitled to
Portuguese:
direito
— something that one is entitled to
Swedish:
anspråk
— something that one is entitled to
Dutch:
uitkering
— a legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government
French:
allocation
— a legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government
Portuguese:
alocação
— a legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government
Russian:
посо́бие
(posóbije)
— a legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government