Definition of privilege Privilege

/pɹɪˈvlʌʤ/ - [privluj] - priv•i•lege

We found 15 definitions of privilege from 5 different sources.

What does privilege mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: privileges
privilege - (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
		right a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner"
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
		attorney-client privilege the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from his client
		informer's privilege the right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informer
		journalist's privilege the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information
		husband-wife privilege, marital communications privilege neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married
		physician-patient privilege the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient
privilege - a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
		vantage, advantage place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
privilege - a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
		prerogative, perquisite, exclusive right
		right a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner"
		easement (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
Verb privileges, privileging, privileged
privilege - bestow a privilege upon
		favor, favour
		countenance, permit, let, allow consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

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Wiktionary

privilege (Noun)
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; preferential treatment.
privilege (Noun)
The status or existence of such benefit or advantage.
privilege (Noun)
A common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court.
privilege (Verb)
To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize; as, to privilege representatives from arrest.
privilege (Verb)
To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

privilege (n.)
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.
privilege (n.)
See Call, Put, Spread, etc.
privilege (v. t.)
To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize; as, to privilege representatives from arrest.
privilege (v. t.)
To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

privilege
priv′i-lej, n. an advantage to an individual: a right enjoyed only by a few: freedom from burdens borne by others: prerogative: a sacred and vital civil right: (Shak.) superiority.—v.t. to grant a privilege to: to exempt: to authorise, license.—adj. Priv′ileged.—Breach of privilege, any interference with or slight done to the rights or privileges of a legislative body; Question of privilege, any question arising out of the rights of an assembly or of its members; Writ of privilege, an order for the release of a person from custody. [Fr.,—L. privilegium—privus, single, lex, legis, a law.]