PRIVILEGE definition: See examples of privilege used in a sentence.

There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun privilege, six of which are labelled obsolete. See โ€˜Meaning & useโ€™ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

The meaning of PRIVILEGE is a right, exemption, or immunity granted as a particular benefit, advantage, or favor : prerogative; especially : one attached specifically to a position or an office.

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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.

syn: privilege, prerogative refer to a special advantage or right possessed by an individual or group. A privilege is a right or advantage gained by birth, social position, effort, or concession.

A privilege is a right or advantage gained by birth, social position, effort, or concession. It can have either legal or personal sanction: the privilege of paying half fare; the privilege of calling whenever one wishes.

5 days agoย ยท privilege (countable and uncountable, plural privileges) All first-year professors here must teach four courses a term, yet you're only teaching one! What entitled you to such a privilege?

If you talk about privilege, you are talking about the power and advantage that only a small group of people have, usually because of their wealth or their high social class.

Definition of privilege noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable] a special right or advantage that a particular person or group of people has. Education should be a universal right and โ€ฆ

If you talk about privilege, you are talking about the power and advantage that only a small group of people have, usually because of their wealth or their high social class.

Definition of privilege noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable] a special right or advantage that a particular person or group of people has. Education should be a universal right and โ€ฆ

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