privilege

priv·i·lege

 (prĭv′ə-lĭj, prĭv′lĭj)

n.

1.

a. A special advantage, immunity, permission, right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by an individual, class, or caste. See Synonyms at right.

b. Such an advantage, immunity, or right held as a prerogative of status or rank, and exercised to the exclusion or detriment of others.

2. The principle of granting and maintaining a special right or immunity: a society based on privilege.

3.

a. Protection from being forced to disclose confidential communications in certain relationships, as between attorney and client, physician and patient, or priest and confessor.

b. Protection from being sued for libel or slander for making otherwise actionable statements in a context or forum where open and candid expression is deemed desirable for reasons of public policy.

4. An option to buy or sell a stock, including put, call, spread, and straddle.

tr.v. priv·i·leged, priv·i·leg·ing, priv·i·leg·es

1. To grant a privilege to.

2. To free or exempt.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prīvilēgium, a law affecting one person : prīvus, single, alone; see per in Indo-European roots + lēx, lēg-, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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privilege

(ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ)

n

1. a benefit, immunity, etc, granted under certain conditions

2. the advantages and immunities enjoyed by a small usually powerful group or class, esp to the disadvantage of others: one of the obstacles to social harmony is privilege.

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of the fundamental rights guaranteed to the citizens of a country by its constitution

4. (Law)

a. the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge information obtained in confidence from a client

b. the right claimed by any of certain other functionaries to refuse to divulge information: executive privilege.

5. (Parliamentary Procedure) the rights and immunities enjoyed by members of most legislative bodies, such as freedom of speech, freedom from arrest in civil cases during a session, etc

6. (Stock Exchange) stock exchange US a speculative contract permitting its purchaser to make optional purchases or sales of securities at a specified time over a limited period of time. See also call⁶¹, put²⁰, spread^24c, straddle⁹

vb (tr)

7. to bestow a privilege or privileges upon

8. (foll by from) to free or exempt

[C12: from Old French privilēge, from Latin prīvilēgium law relevant to rights of an individual, from prīvus an individual + lēx law]

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priv•i•lege

(ˈprɪv ə lɪdʒ, ˈprɪv lɪdʒ)

n., v. -leged, -leg•ing. n.

1. a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed by a particular person or a restricted group of persons.

2. a special right, immunity, or exemption granted to persons in authority or office to free them from certain obligations or liabilities.

3. a grant of a special right or immunity, under certain conditions.

4. the principle or condition of enjoying special rights or immunities.

5. any of the rights common to all citizens under a modern constitutional government.

6. an advantage or source of pleasure granted to a person: It's my privilege to be here.

v.t.

7. to grant a privilege to.

8. to exempt (usu. fol. by from).

9. to authorize or license (something otherwise forbidden).

[1125–75; Middle English; earlier privilegie (< Old French privilege) < Latin prīvilēgium orig., a law for or against an individual =prīvi- (comb. form of prīvus one's own) + lēg- (see legal) + -ium -ium¹]

syn: 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. prerogative refers to an exclusive right claimed and granted, often officially or legally, on the basis of social status, heritage, sex, etc.: the prerogatives of a king; the prerogatives of management.

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privilege

• box social - A social event at which boxes of food are auctioned to male bidders, who win the privilege of eating and dancing with the woman who prepared the box lunch.
• privilege, prerogative - A privilege is a right that may be extended to a group or a number of people; a prerogative is a right that, customarily, is vested in a single person.
• munity - A granted right or privilege.
• prerogative - Comes from Latin praerogare, "ask before others," and came to mean "right to precedence, privilege."

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privilege

Past participle: privileged
Gerund: privileging

Imperative

privilege

privilege

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	privilege - a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"
	2.	privilege - a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" exclusive right, prerogative, perquisite right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" easement - (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) privilege of the floor - the right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session
	3.	privilege - (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" attorney-client privilege - the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from his client informer's privilege - the right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informer journalist's privilege - the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information husband-wife privilege, marital communications privilege - neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married physician-patient privilege - the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient priest-penitent privilege - the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb	1.	privilege - bestow a privilege upon favour, favor countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

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privilege

noun

1. right, benefit, due, advantage, claim, freedom, sanction, liberty, concession, franchise, entitlement, prerogative, birthright The ancient powers and privileges of the House of Commons.

2. advantage, luxury, indulgence, affluence She was born into a life of privilege.

3. honour, pleasure, source of pleasure or pride or satisfaction It's been a privilege to meet you.

4. immunity, liberty, exemption, dispensation He will use parliamentary privilege to make this information public.

verb

1. favour, promote, spoil, side with, advance, smile upon, pull strings for, treat with partiality They are privileging a tiny number to the disadvantage of the rest.

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Translations

إمْتِيازاِمْتِيَاز

výsadaprávoprivilegium

privilegium

Privilegprivilegieren

προνόμιο

privilegio

etuoikeus

privilègeprivilégier

privilegijaprivilegij

előny

forréttindi

privilegioprivilegiare

特権

특권

lengvataprivilegijaprivilegijuotas

priekšrocībaprivilēģija

privilege

privilegiumsærrettighet

przywilej

privilégio

привилегияльгота

posebna pravicaprivilegij

privilegium

อภิสิทธิ์

ayrıcalık

đặc ân

特权

privilege

[ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ]

A. N

1. (= prerogative) → privilegio m (Jur, Parl) → inmunidad f
members enjoy special privileges → los miembros gozan de privilegios especiales
as the oldest son, he has certain privileges → como hijo mayor tiene ciertos privilegios
that's your privilege → estás en tu derecho
to have parliamentary privilege → gozar de inmunidad parlamentaria

2. (= honour) → privilegio m, honor m
I had the privilege of meeting her → tuve el privilegio or el honor de conocerla

B. VT

1. (= favour) → privilegiar

2. to be privileged to do sth → tener el privilegio or el honor de hacer algo
I am privileged to call him a friend → tengo el privilegio or el honor de poder decir que es amigo mío

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privilege

[ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ]

n

(= advantage) → privilège m

(= honour) → privilège m
It was a privilege to work with such a great actress → C'était un privilège que de travailler avec une aussi grande actrice.

vt (= favour) → privilégier

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privilege

n

(= prerogative) → Privileg nt, → Sonderrecht nt; (= honour) → Ehre f; (Parl) → Immunität f; it’s a lady’s privilege → es ist das Vorrecht einer Dame

(Comput) → Zugriffsrecht nt

vt → privilegieren, bevorrechtigen

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privilege

[ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ]

1. n → privilegio (Parliament) → prerogativa
I had the privilege of meeting her → ho avuto il privilegio or l'onore di incontrarla

2. vt to be privileged to do sth → avere il privilegio or l'onore di fare qc

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privilege

(ˈprivəlidʒ) noun

(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. voorreg إمْتِياز привилегия privilégio výsada, právo das Privileg privilegium προνόμιοprivilegio eesõigus امتیاز etuoikeus privilègeזכות प्राधिकार kiváltság hak istimewa forréttindi privilegio 特権 특권 privilegija, lengvata privilēģija; priekšrocība hak istimewa voorrechtprivilegium, særrettighetprzywilej امتياز،خاوند privilégio privilegiu привилегия výsada posebna pravica privilegija privilegium สิทธิพิเศษ ayrıcalık 特權 привілей; перевага رعايت، اختيار đặc quyền 特权

ˈprivileged adjective

bevoorreg مُتَمَتِّع بامتيازات خاصَّه привилегирован privilegiado privilegovaný privilegiert privilegeret προνομιούχοςprivilegiado eesõigustatud برخوردار از امتیاز etuoikeutettu privilégié מְיוּחָס विशेषाधिकृत kiváltságos punya hak istimewa forréttinda- privilegiato 特権のある 특권을 가진 privilegijuotas privileģēts mempunyai hak istimewa bevoorrechtprivilegertuprzywilejowany د امتياز وړ privilegiado privilegiat привилегированный privilegovaný privilegiran privilegovan privilegierad มีอภิสิทธิ์ ayrıcalıklı 有特權的 привілейований رعايت يافتہ có đặc quyền 有特权的

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privilege

→ اِمْتِيَاز privilegium privilegium Privileg προνόμιο privilegio etuoikeus privilège privilegija privilegio 特権 특권 privilege privilegium przywilej privilégio привилегия privilegium อภิสิทธิ์ ayrıcalık đặc ân 特权

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privilege

n. privilegio, derecho.

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