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priv·i·leged  (prv-ljd, prvljd)
adj.
1. Enjoying a privilege or having privileges: a privileged childhood; privileged society.
2. Confined to an exclusive or chosen group of individuals: privileged information.
3. Law
a. Protected by a legally recognized right against disclosure: privileged information.
b. Protected by a legally recognized right against a lawsuit for libel or slander.
n. (used with a pl. verb)
Privileged people considered as a group. Often used with the.

privileged [ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd]
adj
1. enjoying or granted as a privilege or privileges
2. (Law) Law
a.  not actionable as a libel or slander
b.  (of a communication, document, etc.) that a witness cannot be compelled to divulge
3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical (of a vessel) having the right of way
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.privileged - blessed with privileges; "the privileged few"
fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"
rich - possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles"
underprivileged - lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society
2.privileged - not subject to usual rules or penalties; "a privileged statement"
exempt - (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"
3.privileged - confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information"
exclusive - excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops"

privileged
adjective
1. special, powerful, advantaged, favoured, ruling, honoured, entitled, elite, indulged They were a wealthy and privileged elite.
2. confidential, special, inside, exceptional, privy, off the record, not for publication This data is privileged information.
Translations
privileged [ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd]
A. ADJ
1. (= advantaged) [position, life] → privilegiado
for a privileged fewpara unos pocos privilegiados or afortunados
2. (= secret) [information] → confidencial
3. (Jur) [communication] → privilegiado; [document] → confidencial
B. N the privilegedlos privilegiados
privileged [ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd] adj
[person, position] → privilégié(e)
to feel privileged to do sth (= feel fortunate) → se sentir honoré(e) de faire qch
to be privileged to do sth (= be fortunate) → être honoré(e) de faire qch
[information] → privilégié(e)
privileged
adj
person, classesprivilegiert; (Parl) speechder Immunität unterliegend attr; claim, debtbevorrechtigt; for a privileged fewfür wenige Privilegierte, für eine kleine Gruppe von Privilegierten; to be privileged to do somethingdas Privileg genießen, etw zu tun; I was privileged to meet himich hatte das Privileg or die Ehre, ihm vorgestellt zu werden; in a privileged positionin einer privilegierten Position; privileged stockVorzugsaktien pl
(= secret) informationvertraulich
(Jur) documentvertraulich; privileged communicationvertrauliche Mitteilung
n the privileged pl (= elite)die Privilegierten
privileged [ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd] adjprivilegiato/a
a privileged few → pochi privilegiati
the privileged few → la minoranza dei privilegiati


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This layout offered four possible privileged sites, four spots where an object could have been awarded two long views.
London's primacy in the world of trade, banking, and administration did not translate automatically into industrial primacy during the early industrial era, when coal-based sources of power privileged sites near the mines and when the attraction of low rents and cheaper labor tempted entrepreneurs to move to outlying or provincial locations.
Ritual occasions are privileged sites for examining this give and take, both because they are public, and hence leave more of a trace on the historical record than other aspects of relations among nonequals, and because the moments when power is being publicly displayed are also the ones where it is most vulnerable to challenge.
 
 
 
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