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privileged Definition

privi·leged (--lijd)

adjective

  1. having one or more privileges
  2. like or having the status of privileged communication; confidential
  3. having special favored status
  4. Naut. designating the vessel that has the right of way

privileged Synonyms

privileged

modif.

privileged Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • legally: A production order cannot require the production of, or grant access to, material that is legally privileged or excluded material.
  • uniquely: The writer may be uniquely privileged in his ability to do both simultaneously.
  • immensely: I feel immensely privileged to be part of creating her look.
  • economically: Akinola's remarks about the ' economically privileged ' are very interesting.
  • hugely: I therefore ended up in the hugely privileged position of being the Producer.
  • socially: It is the church that is associated with elitist grammar schools and the socially privileged.

Infinitive complement

  • participate: I am far beyond proud and privileged to participate in this Commonwealth Youth Summit, " Citizen You " .
  • hear: We have been privileged to hear Professor Dutton giving our fifth Oxford Society Lecture.
  • serve: I was privileged to serve in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet.
  • attend: It was a match that the Jacks who were privileged to attend are not likely to forget for many a moon.
  • meet: However I have been privileged to meet people from all over the world.
  • have: I am privileged to have received a preview copy in advance of the actual CD.

Modifies a noun

  • caste: The other gave birth to a new privileged caste.
  • elite: They are not some privileged elite; they are certainly not a bunch of sadists, people who take pleasure from cruelty.
  • upbringing: It is nothing to do with a privileged upbringing, as the intake crosses all boundaries of class and race.
  • position: Given his privileged position he feels obliged to speak out.
  • signifier: From unattended parked as the privileged signifier bucks more they're who for years.
  • status: The steady success of Express Insurance Group has earned them a privileged status with the majority of the UK's leading insurers.

Used with adjective complement

feel: We feel privileged to do the jobs we do in practice.

Preposition: in

society: The first shows the more privileged in society offering some comforts to the less fortunate...