PRIVILEGE
\pɹˈɪvɪlɪd͡ʒ], \pɹˈɪvɪlɪdʒ], \p_ɹ_ˈɪ_v_ɪ_l_ɪ_dʒ]\
Definitions of PRIVILEGE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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grant a privilege to
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a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
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(law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
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(law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
By Princeton University
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A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden; a prerogative; advantage; franchise.
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See Call, Put, Spread, etc.
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To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize; as, to privilege representatives from arrest.
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To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.
By Oddity Software
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A special advantage, favor, or right, granted to or enjoyed by some to the exclusion of others; one of the rights granted to the people by a constitutional form of government.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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