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- Dictionaryprivileged/ˈprɪv(ɪ)lɪdʒd/
adjective
- 1. having special rights, advantages, or immunities: "in the nineteenth century only a privileged few had the vote" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of information) legally protected from being made public: "he accused me of giving away privileged information" Similar
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PRIVILEGED definition: 1. having a privilege: 2. Priviledged information is secret and does not have to be given even in…. Learn more.
PRIVILEGE definition: 1. an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or…. Learn more.
1. : having or enjoying one or more privileges. privileged classes. 2. : not subject to the usual rules or penalties because of some special circumstance. especially : not subject to disclosure in a court of law. a privileged communication. Examples of privileged in a Sentence. He comes from a very privileged background.
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.
Someone who is privileged has an advantage or opportunity that most other people do not have, often because of their wealth or high social class. They were, by and large, a very wealthy, privileged elite.
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: belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored. See examples of PRIVILEGED used in a sentence.
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.
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.
(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. a uniquely privileged position in the American workforce. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
