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   privilege

   /ˈprɪv(ɪ)lɪdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group: "education is a right, not a privilege" Similar advantagerightbenefitprerogativeentitlementbirthrightdueconcessionfreedomliberty
   • ▪ something regarded as a special honour: "I had the privilege of giving the Sir George Brown memorial lecture" Similar honourpleasuresource of pleasure/pride/satisfaction
   • ▪ (especially in a parliamentary context) the right to say or write something without the risk of incurring punishment or legal action for defamation: "he called on MPs not to abuse their privilege"
   • ▪ the right of a lawyer or official to refuse to divulge confidential information.
   • ▪ a grant to an individual, corporation, or place of special rights or immunities, especially in the form of a franchise or monopoly. Similar immunityexemptiondispensation

   verb

   • 1. grant a privilege or privileges to: formal "English inheritance law privileged the eldest son"
   • ▪ exempt (someone) from a liability or obligation to which others are subject: formal "barristers are privileged from arrest going to, coming from, and abiding in court"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin privilegium ‘bill or law affecting an individual’, from privus ‘private’ + lex, leg- ‘law’.

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   What does privilege mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of PRIVILEGE is a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor : prerogative; especially : such a right or immunity attached specifically to a position or an office. How to use privilege in a sentence.

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   How many meanings does the noun privilege have?

   • There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun privilege, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the noun privilege? How is the noun privilege pronounced? Where does the noun privilege come from?

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   Where does privilege come from?

   • Privilege comes from Latin privilegium, meaning a law for just one person, and means a benefit enjoyed by an individual or group beyond what's available to others. Someone wealthy come from privilege. Someone with a library card has borrowing privileges. Privilege can also be used as a verb.

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   What does Privilegium mean?

   • : any of various fundamental or specially sacred rights considered as particularly guaranteed to all persons by a constitution and especially by the privileges and immunities clause of the U.S. Constitution Latin privilegium law affecting a specific person, special right, from privus private + leg-, lex law

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   What is privilege prerogative?

   • Privilege, prerogative refer to a special advantage or right possessed by an individual or group. A privilege is a right or advantage gained by birth, social position, effort, or concession. It can have either legal or personal sanction: the privilege of paying half fare; the privilege of calling whenever one wishes.

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   What is a privilege if you're snooty?

   • A privilege is a special advantage not enjoyed by everyone. If you're very snooty, you probably don't allow just anyone the privilege of being your friend. Privilege comes from Latin privilegium, meaning a law for just one person, and means a benefit enjoyed by an individual or group beyond what's available to others.

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