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| 1. | [ noun ] a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all | |
| Related terms: | advantage | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) | |
| Synonyms: | perquisite exclusive_right prerogative | |
| Examples: | "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" |
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| Related terms: | right easement privilege_of_the_floor | |
| 3. | [ verb ] bestow a privilege upon | |
| Synonyms: | favor favour | |
| Related terms: | permit prerogative favor | |
| 4. | [ verb ] grant a privilege to | |
| Related terms: | accord | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship | |
| Related terms: | right attorney-client_privilege journalist's_privilege marital_communications_privilege physician-patient_privilege priest-penitent_privilege informer's_privilege law | |
| Similar spelling: |
privileged profile privily prevail profiling prevalent prevalence prevailing Preble |
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