Privilege
WordNet

noun


(1)   A special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
(2)   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)   (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship

verb


(4)   Bestow a privilege upon
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Etymology


From privilège, from privilegium an ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual; privus private + lex, legis, law.

Noun


  1. 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. a common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court.

Verb



  1. To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize; as, to privilege representatives from arrest.
  2. To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.
 
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