See entitlement in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
the condition or state of being entitled
something to which a person is entitled; specif., any of various benefits provided to qualifying persons under certain government programs, as Medicare
See entitlement in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
The act or process of entitling.
The state of being entitled.
A government program that guarantees and provides benefits to a particular group: “fights . . . to preserve victories won a generation ago, like the Medicaid entitlement for the poor”(Jason DeParle).