Privilege

Meaning

Noun

●

An

from certain

by the Pope.

●

A particular

,

, or

; a right or

by some but not others; a

,

treatment.

●

An especially

or

; the

(to do something).

●

In Society:

The

of being

; the

or

of (now especially social or economic)

or

within a given society.

●

In Leftism:

A right or

by a

legislative body

or its members.

●

In American English, Finance & Leftism:

A

option.

●

In Law:

A

that

certain

from being used as

in court.

●

In Computing, Leftism & Social justice:

An ability to

an

on the system that can be

or

to users.

Verb

●

In Leftism:

To

some particular right or

to; to

with a

right or

; to authorize

●

To

or

into a

of

or

ion from

or

; to

; to deliver.

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Origin

privilege

English

privilege

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

privilegium

Latin

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