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1. (n.) privilege
a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed by a particular person or a restricted group of persons.
2. privilege
a special right, immunity, or exemption granted to persons in authority or office to free them from certain obligations or liabilities.
3. privilege
a grant of a special right or immunity, under certain conditions.
4. privilege
the principle or condition of enjoying special rights or immunities.
5. privilege
any of the rights common to all citizens under a modern constitutional government.
6. privilege
an advantage or source of pleasure granted to a person:
It's my privilege to be here.
7. (v.t.) privilege
to grant a privilege to.
8. privilege
to exempt (usu. fol. by from).
9. privilege
to authorize or license (something otherwise forbidden).
Etymology: (1125–75; ME; earlier privilegie (< OF privilege) < L prīvilēgium orig., a law for or against an individual =prīvi- (comb. form of prīvus one's own) +lēg- (see legal ) +-ium -ium1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) privilege
a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
2. (noun) prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive right
a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
"suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
3. (verb) privilege
(law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
4. (verb) privilege, favor, favour
bestow a privilege upon
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1. (noun) privilege
a special opportunity that only some people have
Is education a right or a privilege?; the privileges of club membership; I had the privilege of working with Dr. King.
2. privilege
all the advantages that wealthy people have
a life of great privilege
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) privilege
a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden; a prerogative; advantage; franchise
2. (noun) privilege
see Call, Put, Spread, etc
3. (verb) privilege
to grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize; as, to privilege representatives from arrest
4. (verb) privilege
to bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver
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Sense: (a) favour or right available, or granted, to only one person, or to a small number of people
Senior students are usually allowed certain privileges.
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 Afrikaans: voorreg |
 Arabic: إمْتِياز |
 Bulgarian: привилегия |
 Brazilian: privilégio |
 Czech: výsada, právo |
 German: das Privileg |
 Danish: privilegium |
 Greek: προνόμιο |
 Spanish: privilegio |
 Estonian: eesõigus |
 Farsi: امتیاز |
 Finnish: etuoikeus |
 French: privilège |
 Hebrew: זְכוּת |
 Hindi: प्राधिकार |
 Hungarian: kiváltság |
 Indonesian: hak istimewa |
 Icelandic: forréttindi |
 Italian: privilegio |
 Japanese: 特権 |
 Korean: 특권 |
 Lithuanian: privilegija, lengvata |
 Latvian: privilēģija; priekšrocība |
 Malay: hak istimewa |
 Dutch: voorrecht |
 Norwegian: privilegium, særrettighet |
 Polish: przywilej |
 Persian: امتیاز |
 Pashto: امتياز،خاوند |
 Portuguese: privilégio |
 Romanian: privilegiu |
 Russian: привилегия |
 Slovak: výsada |
 Slovenian: posebna pravica |
 Serbian: privilegija |
 Swedish: privilegium |
 Thai: สิทธิพิเศษ |
 Turkish: ayrıcalık |
 Taiwanese: 特權 |
 Ukrainian: привілей; перевага |
 Urdu: رعايت، اختيار |
 Vietnamese: đặc quyền |
 Chinese: 特权 |
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