privilege
- privilege
- [[t]prɪ̱vɪlɪʤ[/t]]
1) N-COUNT A privilege is a special right or advantage that only one person or group has.
The Russian Federation has issued a decree abolishing special privileges for government officials.
...the ancient powers and privileges of the House of Commons.
2) N-UNCOUNT If you talk about privilege, you are talking about the power and advantage that only a small group of people have, usually because of their wealth or their high social class.
Pironi was the son of privilege and wealth, and it showed...
Having been born to privilege in old Hollywood, she was carrying on a family tradition by acting.
3) N-SING You can use privilege in expressions such as be a privilege or have the privilege when you want to show your appreciation of someone or something or to show your respect.
It must be a privilege to know such a man...
I once had the privilege of meeting the late philosopher CLR James.
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4) VERB To privilege someone or something means to treat them better or differently than other people or things rather than treat them all equally.
[V n] We want to privilege them because without the top graduate students, we can't remain a top university...
[V n] They are privileging a tiny number to the disadvantage of the rest.
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privilège — [ privilɛʒ ] n. m. • 1190; var. privilegie, priviliège; lat. jurid. privilegium « loi concernant un particulier » 1 ♦ Droit, avantage particulier accordé à un seul individu ou à une catégorie, en dehors de la loi commune. ⇒ apanage. Concéder,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
privilege — priv·i·lege n [Latin privilegium law affecting a specific person, special right, from privus private + leg lex law] 1: a right, license, or exemption from duty or liability granted as a special benefit, advantage, or favor: as a: an exemption… … Law dictionary
privilege — Privilege. s. m. Faculté accordée à un particulier, ou à une Communauté de faire quelque chose à l exclusion de tous autres. Un beau privilege. privilege exclusif. un privilege fort estendu. un privilege nouveau. un privilege d imprimer. un… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Privilege — • A permanent concession made by a legislator outside of the common law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Privilege Privilege … Catholic encyclopedia
privilege — priv‧i‧lege [ˈprɪvlɪdʒ] noun 1. [countable] a special advantage given to a small group of people, organizations, countries etc: • The new trade privileges will enhance Vienna s effort to attract US companies. • The Treasury will allow dealers to … Financial and business terms
Privilege — Privilège Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
Privilege — Priv i*lege, n. [F. privil[ e]ge, L. privilegium an ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual; privus private + lex, legis, law. See {Private}, and {Legal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
privilege — Privilege, C est à dire, une loy particuliere, pour ou contre aucun, Priuilegium, Vacatio. Toute ville qui jouissoit de mesmes privileges que la ville de Rome, Municipium. Le privilege aux bourgeois, Ius municipum, et ciuile. B. Crier par vertu… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Privilege — Priv i*lege, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Privileged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Privileging}.] [Cf. F. privil[ e]gier.] [1913 Webster] 1. To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize; as, to privilege… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
privilege — (n.) mid 12c. (recorded earlier in Old English, but as a Latin word), from O.Fr. privilege (12c.), from L. privilegium law applying to one person, later privilege, from privus individual (see PRIVATE (Cf. private)) + lex (gen. legis) law (see… … Etymology dictionary
privilege — ► NOUN 1) a special right, advantage, or immunity for a particular person or group. 2) an opportunity to do something regarded as a special honour: she had the privilege of giving the opening lecture. 3) the right to say or write something… … English terms dictionary
