Privilege
Word | PRIVILEGE |
Character | 9 |
Hyphenation | priv i lege |
Pronunciations | /ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪdʒ/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Privilege"
What do we mean by privilege?
A special advantage, immunity, permission, right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by an individual, class, or caste. synonym: right. noun
Such an advantage, immunity, or right held as a prerogative of status or rank, and exercised to the exclusion or detriment of others. noun
The principle of granting and maintaining a special right or immunity. noun
Protection from being forced to disclose confidential communications in certain relationships, as between attorney and client, physician and patient, or priest and confessor. noun
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. noun
An option to buy or sell a stock, including put, call, spread, and straddle. noun
To grant a privilege to. transitive verb
To free or exempt. transitive verb
In the High Peak, Derbyshire, the land on which a house stands, including the garden, even if the garden is on the other side of the road. noun
A writ issued to apprehend a person in a privileged place. noun
To grant some privilege to; bestow some particular right or exemption on: invest with a peculiar right or immunity; exempt from censure or danger: as, to privilege diplomatic representatives from arrest; the privileged classes.
To exempt in any way; free: with from.
To authorize; license.
An ordinance in favor of an individual. noun
A right, immunity, benefit, or advantage enjoyed by a person or body of persons beyond the common advantages of other individuals; the enjoyment of some desirable right, or an exemption from some evil or burden; a private or personal favor enjoyed; a peculiar advantage. noun
Specifically — In the Roman Catholic Church, an exemption or license granted by the Pope. It differs from a dispensation and from a grace in that it never refers to a single act, but presupposes and legalizes many acts done in pursuance of it, and confers on its possessor immunity in regard to every act so privileged. noun
Special immunity or advantage granted to persons in authority or in office, as the freedom of speech, freedom from arrest, etc., enjoyed by members of Parliament or of Congress. Compare breach of privilege, below. noun
An advantage yielded; superiority. noun
(ecclesiastical law) An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope.
A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment.
An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something).
The fact of being privileged; the status or existence of (now especially social or economic) benefit or advantage within a given society.
A right or immunity enjoyed by a legislative body or its members.
A stock market option.
A common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court.
An ability to perform an action on the system that can be selectively granted or denied to users.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Privilege
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Cross Reference for Privilege
What does privilege mean?
Book Name | Author |
Pride and Prejudice E-Book | Jane Austen |
The Art of War E-Book | Sun Tzu |
1984 E-Book | George Orwell |
Cherry Picking E-Book | Lexy Timms |
The Love Payoff E-Book | Amelia Addler |
App Name | Developer |
Google Meet App Reviews | Google LLC |
Microsoft Copilot App Reviews | Microsoft Corporation |
Apple Sports App Reviews | Apple |
Indeed Job Search App Reviews | Indeed Inc. |
ChatGPT App Reviews | OpenAI |