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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"
Privilege definition: a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed by a particular person or a restricted group of people beyond the advantages of most. See examples of PRIVILEGE used 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.
PRIVILEGED meaning: 1. having a privilege: 2. Priviledged information is secret and does not have to be given even in…. Learn more.
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.
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.
A privilege is a special advantage not enjoyed by everyone. If you're very snooty, you probably don't allow just anyone the privilege of being your friend. Privilege comes from Latin privilegium, meaning a law for just one person, and means a benefit enjoyed by an individual or group beyond what's available to others.
