- The definition of privilege is a right granted to some, but not to all.
An example of a privilege is the right to join a specific club.
- Privilege is a right or advantage that you have others may not have.
An example of a privilege is the money to afford an expensive education.
- To privilege means to give someone a special favor.
An example of to privilege is for a new manager to get extra perks.
privilege definition by Webster's New World
- a right, advantage, favor, or immunity specially granted to one; esp., a right held by a certain individual, group, or class, and withheld from certain others or all others
- a basic civil right, guaranteed by a government
- an option, as a put or call, to buy or sell a stock
Origin: Old French ; from Classical Latin privilegium, an exceptional law for or against any individual ; from privus, private plush lex (gen. legis), law: see legal
- to grant a privilege or privileges to
- to grant special favored status to
privilege definition by American Heritage Dictionary
noun
- a. A special advantage, immunity, permission, right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by an individual, class, or caste. See Synonyms at right.b. Such an advantage, immunity, or right held as a prerogative of status or rank, and exercised to the exclusion or detriment of others.
- The principle of granting and maintaining a special right or immunity: a society based on privilege.
- a. Protection from being forced to disclose confidential communications in certain relationships, as between attorney and client, physician and patient, or priest and confessor.b. Protection from being sued for libel or slander for making otherwise actionable statements in a context or forum where open and candid expression is deemed desirable for reasons of public policy.
- An option to buy or sell a stock, including put, call, spread, and straddle.
- To grant a privilege to.
- To free or exempt.
Origin: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prīvilēgium, a law affecting one person : prīvus, single, alone; see per1 in Indo-European roots + lēx, lēg-, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots.
privilege - Computer Definition
(1) The rights granted to a single user or group of users who operate a computer. Administrative privileges allow a user the right to make any and all changes in the computer, including setting up accounts for other users. User-level privileges are more restricted. See access rights.
(2) The rights granted to software running in the computer, which determines which hardware and software resources can be accessed and changed. See privileged mode and access mode.
privilege - Legal Definition
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