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- [priv-uh-lij, priv-lij]
- /ˈprɪv ə lɪdʒ, ˈprɪv lɪdʒ/
- /ˈprɪv.əl.ɪdʒ/
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- [priv-uh-lij, priv-lij]
- /ˈprɪv ə lɪdʒ, ˈprɪv lɪdʒ/
Definitions of privilege word
- noun privilege a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most: the privileges of the very rich. 1
- noun privilege a special right, immunity, or exemption granted to persons in authority or office to free them from certain obligations or liabilities: the privilege of a senator to speak in Congress without danger of a libel suit. 1
- noun privilege a grant to an individual, corporation, etc., of a special right or immunity, under certain conditions. 1
- noun privilege the principle or condition of enjoying special rights or immunities. 1
- noun privilege any of the rights common to all citizens under a modern constitutional government: We enjoy the privileges of a free people. 1
- noun privilege an advantage or source of pleasure granted to a person: It's my privilege to be here. 1
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Origin of privilege
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; (noun) Middle English; earlier privilegie (< Old French privilege) < Latin prīvilēgium orig., a law for or against an individual, equivalent to prīvi- (combining form of prīvus one's own) + lēg- (see legal) + -ium -ium; (v.) Middle English privilegen (< Middle French privilegier) < Medieval Latin prīvilēgiāre, derivative of prīvilēgium
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Parts of speech for Privilege
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privilege popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
privilege usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for privilege
noun privilege
- abolitionism — the principle or policy of abolition, especially of slavery of blacks in the U.S.
- acceptability — capable or worthy of being accepted.
- anomalism — the state or quality of being anomalous.
- appanage — land or other provision granted by a king for the support of a member of the royal family, esp a younger son
- buyback — an agreement to buy something in return, as by a supplier to buy its customer's product
verb privilege
- capacitate — to make legally competent
- franchising — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- guarantied — a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- guarantying — a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- humored — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
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