privileged
[ priv-uh-lijd, priv-lijd ]
/ ˈprɪv ə lɪdʒd, ˈprɪv lɪdʒd /
adjective
belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored: the privileged few.
entitled to or exercising a privilege.
restricted to a select group or individual: privileged information; a privileged position.
Law. (of utterances or communications)
- not rendering the person making them liable to prosecution for libel or slander, in view of the attendant circumstances.
- not requiring any testimony concerning them to be presented in court.
Navigation.
(of a vessel) having the right of way.
Compare
burdened.
Origin of privileged
OTHER WORDS FROM privileged
non·priv·i·leged, adjective qua·si-priv·i·leged, adjective un·priv·i·leged, adjectiveWords nearby privileged
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Definition for privileged (2 of 2)
privilege
[ priv-uh-lij, priv-lij ]
/ ˈprɪv ə lɪdʒ, ˈprɪv lɪdʒ /
noun
verb (used with object), priv·i·leged, priv·i·leg·ing.
Origin of privilege
1125–75; (noun) Middle English; earlier
privilegie (< Old French
privilege) < Latin
prīvilēgium orig., a law for or against an individual, equivalent to
prīvi- (combining form of
prīvus one's own) +
lēg- (see
legal) +
-ium
-ium; (v.) Middle English
privilegen (< Middle French
privilegier) < Medieval Latin
prīvilēgiāre, derivative of
prīvilēgium
SYNONYMS FOR privilege
1
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.
4 license, freedom, liberty.
OTHER WORDS FROM privilege
priv·i·leg·er, noun pro·priv·i·lege, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for privileged
British Dictionary definitions for privileged (1 of 2)
privileged
/ (ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd) /
adjective
enjoying or granted as a privilege or privileges
law
- not actionable as a libel or slander
- (of a communication, document, etc) that a witness cannot be compelled to divulge
nautical
(of a vessel) having the right of way
British Dictionary definitions for privileged (2 of 2)
privilege
/ (ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ) /
noun
verb (tr)
to bestow a privilege or privileges upon
(foll by from)
to free or exempt
Word Origin for privilege
C12: from Old French
privilēge, from Latin
prīvilēgium law relevant to rights of an individual, from
prīvus an individual +
lēx law