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Vinony

entitlement

noun

  1. A person who thinks they should always get what they want and thinks the world revovles around them.
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/

noun

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.

  1. The right to have something, whether actual or perceived.

    “The auxiliary members of the royal family often have the greatest capacity to inflame public scepticism about monarchy, and Prince Harry once seemed determined to personify the entitlement and pointlessness that could have jeopardised the continuity of the crown.”

  2. Power, an authority to do something.
  3. Something to which one is entitled.
  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.