privilege

  • 21privilege — n. 1) to award, give, grant a privilege 2) to enjoy, exercise; have a privilege (to enjoy guest privileges) 3) to abuse a privilege 4) to revoke; suspend a privilege 5) a class; exclusive; special privilege 6) franking; guest; kitchen privileges… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 22Privilege — A privilege mdash;etymologically private law or law relating to a specific individual mdash;is a special entitlement or immunity granted by a government or other authority to a restricted group, either by birth or on a conditional basis. A… …

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  • 23Privilège — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le mot privilège, du latin privata lex (« loi particulière »), est à l origine une disposition juridique conférant un statut particulier. Le mot …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 24Privilège —          GAULLE (Charles de)     Bio express : Homme d État et général français (1890 1970)     «Le désir du privilège et le goût de l égalité, passions dominantes et contradictoires des Français de toute époque.»     Source : La France et son… …

    Dictionnaire des citations politiques

  • 25privilege — [[t]prɪ̱vɪlɪʤ[/t]] privileges, privileging, privileged 1) N COUNT A privilege is a special right or advantage that only one person or group has. The Russian Federation has issued a decree abolishing special privileges for government officials …

    English dictionary

  • 26privilege — priv|i|lege1 W3 [ˈprıvılıdʒ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin privilegium law for or against a private person , from privatus ( PRIVATE1) + lex law ] 1.) a special advantage that is given only to one person or group of people ▪ He… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27privilege — privileger, n. /priv euh lij, priv lij/, n., v., privileged, privileging. n. 1. a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most: the privileges of the very rich. 2. a special right, immunity, or exemption… …

    Universalium

  • 28privilege */*/ — UK [ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ] / US noun Word forms privilege : singular privilege plural privileges 1) [countable] a special benefit that is available only to a particular person or group Cheap air travel is one of the privileges of working for the airline.… …

    English dictionary

  • 29privilege — 01. I believe that it is a [privilege] to own an automobile, not a right, so people should use their cars responsibly. 02. Alicia was born to [privilege], so she could never understand what it really meant to have to work hard to survive. 03. I… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 30privilege — priv•i•lege [[t]ˈprɪv ə lɪdʒ, ˈprɪv lɪdʒ[/t]] n. v. leged, leg•ing 1) a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed by a particular person or a restricted group of persons 2) a special right, immunity, or exemption granted to persons in authority or… …

    From formal English to slang