Privilege - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) (syn: perquisite, prerogative)
- (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
verb
Extra examples
Good health care should be a right and not a privilege.
We had the privilege of being invited to the party.
I had the privilege of knowing your grandfather.
He lived a life of wealth and privilege.
The new tax laws unfairly privilege the rich.
It has been a great privilege to serve under you.
He had no special privileges and was treated just like every other prisoner.
Today, we have the privilege of listening to two very unusual men.
I had the great privilege to play for Yorkshire.
It is a privilege to hear her play.
But the two were grown in the same petri dish of power, prep school and privilege.
It was an honor and a privilege to dine with royalty.
Novices serve time as scullery serfs as they work toward the privilege of trailing a pastry chef ...
The college had been known as a bastion of WASP privilege.
A man has no unlimited privilege of boring other people.
Word forms
singular: privilege
plural: privileges
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