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- DictionaryPriv·i·leged/ˈpriv(ə)lijd/
adjective
- 1. having special rights, advantages, or immunities: "in the nineteenth century, only a privileged few had the vote"
The meaning of PRIVILEGED is having or enjoying one or more privileges. How to use privileged in a sentence.
PRIVILEGED definition: 1. having a privilege: 2. Priviledged information is secret and does not have to be given even in…. Learn more.
The meaning of PRIVILEGE is a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor : prerogative; especially : such a right or immunity attached specifically to a position or an office. How to use privilege in a sentence.
Privileged definition: belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored. See examples of PRIVILEGED used in a sentence.
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.
to give an advantage to one person or group of people and not to others: Since colonization, the country has a history of privileging people who have white skin. Family endowments were nearly all male-centric, privileging men and their descendants over female lines of descent.
When you're privileged, you enjoy some special right or advantage that most people don't have. You could be privileged to live in a lighthouse and have a spectacular view of the bay.
to give an advantage to one person or group of people and not to others: Since colonization, the country has a history of privileging people who have white skin. Family endowments were nearly all male-centric, privileging men and their descendants over female lines of descent.
privileged. adjective. /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/. /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/. (sometimes disapproving) having special rights or advantages that most people do not have. Those in authority were in a privileged position. She comes from a privileged background. In those days, only a privileged few had the vote.
privilege. noun. /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/. /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/. [countable] a special right or advantage that a particular person or group of people has. Education should be a universal right and not a privilege. You can enjoy all the benefits and privileges of club membership.
