English dictionary
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English noun: privilege | |||
| 1. | privilege (attribute) a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advantage, vantage | ||
| 2. | privilege (attribute) a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) | ||
| Samples | Suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males. | ||
| Synonyms | exclusive right, perquisite, prerogative | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | right | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | easement, privilege of the floor | ||
| 3. | privilege (attribute) (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | right | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | attorney-client privilege, husband-wife privilege, informer's privilege, journalist's privilege, marital communications privilege, physician-patient privilege, priest-penitent privilege | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
English verb: privilege | |||
| 1. | privilege (social) bestow a privilege upon | ||
| Synonyms | favor, favour | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | allow, countenance, let, permit | ||
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