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Privilege
Definitions
- 1 An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope. countable, historical, uncountable
- 2 a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all wordnet
- 3 A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment. countable
"All first-year professors here must teach four courses a term, yet you're only teaching one! What entitled you to such a privilege?"
- 4 a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) wordnet
- 5 An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something). countable, uncountable
"I had the privilege to sit near him in the House for a small part of his Commons service and there was an additional device provided to aid his participation in debates."
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- 6 (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship wordnet
- 7 The fact of being privileged; the status or existence of (now especially social or economic) benefit or advantage within a given society. uncountable
"People who at any other time would cling like glue to their miserable scraps of privilege, will surrender them fast enough when their country is in danger."
- 8 A right or immunity enjoyed by a legislative body or its members. countable, uncountable
"Dr Grigori Loutchansky is – according to a congressman speaking under congressional privilege – a "purported Russian mob figure"."
- 9 A stock market option. US, archaic, countable
- 10 A common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court. countable, uncountable
"Your honor, my client is not required to answer that; her response is protected by attorney-client privilege."
- 11 An ability to perform an action on the system that can be selectively granted or denied to users. countable, uncountable
- 1 To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize archaic, transitive
"to privilege representatives from arrest"
- 2 bestow a privilege upon wordnet
- 3 To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver. archaic
- 4 To prioritize. transitive
"“Rolling Stone” is spacious and ethereal but not directionless — it is R&B that privileges mood over structure, soft daubs of feeling over authoritative belting."
Etymology
From Middle English privilege, from Anglo-Norman privilege and Old French privilege, from Latin prīvilēgium (“ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual”), from prīvus (“private”) + lēx, lēg- (“law”).
From Middle English privilege, from Anglo-Norman privilege and Old French privilege, from Latin prīvilēgium (“ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual”), from prīvus (“private”) + lēx, lēg- (“law”).
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