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   privilege

   /ˈprɪv(ɪ)lɪdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group: "education is a right, not a privilege" Similar advantagerightbenefitprerogativeentitlementbirthrightdueconcessionfreedomliberty
   • ▪ something regarded as a special honour: "I had the privilege of giving the Sir George Brown memorial lecture" Similar honourpleasuresource of pleasure/pride/satisfaction
   • ▪ (especially in a parliamentary context) the right to say or write something without the risk of incurring punishment or legal action for defamation: "he called on MPs not to abuse their privilege"
   • ▪ the right of a lawyer or official to refuse to divulge confidential information.
   • ▪ a grant to an individual, corporation, or place of special rights or immunities, especially in the form of a franchise or monopoly. Similar immunityexemptiondispensation

   verb

   • 1. grant a privilege or privileges to: formal "English inheritance law privileged the eldest son"
   • ▪ exempt (someone) from a liability or obligation to which others are subject: formal "barristers are privileged from arrest going to, coming from, and abiding in court"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin privilegium ‘bill or law affecting an individual’, from privus ‘private’ + lex, leg- ‘law’.

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    Princeton's WordNet Rate these synonyms: 1.7 / 3 votes. privilege noun. a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all. Synonyms: perquisite, prerogative, exclusive right. prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive right noun. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)

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    Synonyms of 'privilege' in American English. privilege (noun) in the sense of right. Synonyms. right . advantage . claim . concession . due . entitlement . freedom . liberty . prerogative . Synonyms of 'privilege' in British English. privilege. 1 (noun) in the sense of right. Definition. a benefit or advantage granted only to certain people. The ancient powers and privileges of the House of Commons. Synonyms. right. a woman's right to choose . benefit . due.