priv·i·lege (pr v  -lj, prvlj)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. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pr  vil gium, a law affecting one person : prvus, single, alone; see per1 in Indo-European roots + lx, lg-, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots.] |
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. (Law / 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.
vb (tr)
1. to bestow a privilege or privileges upon
2. (foll by from) to free or exempt
[from Old French privilēge, from Latin prīvilēgium law relevant to rights of an individual, from prīvus an individual + lēx law]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | privilege - a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all |
| 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" 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 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" |
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.
Translations
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
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
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
I am privileged to call him a friend → tengo el privilegio or el honor de poder decir que es amigo mío
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
privilege [ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ]
privilege [ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ]
1. n → privilegio (Parliament) → prerogativa
I had the privilege of meeting her → ho avuto il privilegio or l'onore di incontrarla
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
privilege [ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ]
1. n → privilegio (Parliament) → prerogativa
I had the privilege of meeting her → ho avuto il privilegio or l'onore di incontrarla
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
n privilege [ˈprivəlidʒ]
(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 výsada, právo privilegium das Privileg προνόμιο privilegio eesõigus امتیاز etuoikeus privilège זְכוּת प्राधिकार kiváltság hak istimewa forréttindi privilegio 特権 특권 privilegija, lengvata privilēģija; priekšrocība hak istimewa voorrecht privilegium, særrettighet przywilej privilégio privilegiu привилегия výsada posebna pravica privilegija privilegium สิทธิพิเศษ ayrıcalık 特權 привілей; перевага رعايت، اختيار đặc quyền 特权
adj privileged
bevoorreg مُتَمَتِّع بامتيازات خاصَّه привилегирован privilegovaný privilegeret privilegiert προνομιούχος privilegiado eesõigustatud برخوردار از امتیاز etuoikeutettu privilégié מְיוּחָס विशेषाधिकृत kiváltságos punya hak istimewa forréttinda- privilegiato 特権のある 특권[]이 있는 privilegijuotas privileģēts mempunyai hak istimewa bevoorrecht privilegert uprzywilejowany privilegiado privilegiat привилегированный privilegovaný privilegiran privilegovan privilegierad ที่ได้เปรียบ ayrıcalıklı 有特權的 привілейований رعايت يافتہ có đặc quyền 有特权的
privilege → امتياز 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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