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privilege
priv·i·lege / ˈpriv(ə)lij/ • n. a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people: education is a right, not a privilege| he has been accustomed all his life to wealth and privilege. ∎ something regarded as a rare opportunity and bringing particular pleasure: I have the privilege of awarding you this scholarship. ∎ (also absolute privilege) (in a parliamentary context) the right to say or write something without the risk of incurring punishment or legal action for defamation. ∎ the right of a lawyer or official to refuse to divulge confidential information. ∎ chiefly hist. a grant to an individual, corporation, or place of special rights or immunities, esp. in the form of a franchise or monopoly. • v. [tr.] formal grant a privilege or privileges to: English inheritance law privileged the eldest son. ∎ (usu. be privileged from) exempt (someone) from a liability or obligation to which others are subject. |
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"privilege." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "privilege." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-privilege.html "privilege." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-privilege.html |
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privilege
privilege XII. ME. privileg(i)e — AN. *privilegie (O)F. privilège — L. prīvilēgium legal provision affecting an individual, prerogative, f. prīvus PRIVATE + lēx, lēg- law.
So vb. XIV. — (O)F. privilégier — medL. prīvilēgiāre. So privy † private; hidden, secret XIII; participating in knowledge (of) XIV; sb. † intimate XIII; lavatory XIV; (leg.) partaker XV. ME. prive, priv(e)y — (O)F. privé (as sb. in OF. familiar friend, private place):— L. prīvātus PRIVATE. See -Y5. privity † secret thing; † privacy XIII; (chiefly pl.) private parts XIV; private knowledge XVI. — OF. priveté, -ité. |
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T. F. HOAD. "privilege." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "privilege." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-privilege.html T. F. HOAD. "privilege." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-privilege.html |
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Privilege
PRIVILEGEA particular benefit, advantage, orimmunityenjoyed by a person or class of people that is not shared with others. A power of exemption against or beyond the law. It is not a right but, rather, exempts one from the performance of a duty, obligation, or liability. |
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"Privilege." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Privilege." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437703501.html "Privilege." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437703501.html |
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privilege
privilege •abridge, bridge, fridge, frig, midge, ridge
•quayage • verbiage • foliage • lineage
•ferriage
•stowage, towage
•buoyage, voyage
•sewage
•Babbage, cabbage
•garbage • cribbage
•Burbage, herbage
•adage • bandage • yardage • headage
•appendage • windage • bondage
•vagabondage • cordage • poundage
•wordage • staffage • roughage
•baggage • mortgage • luggage
•package, trackage
•tankage • wreckage • breakage
•leakage
•linkage, shrinkage, sinkage
•blockage, dockage, lockage
•boscage • corkage • soakage
•truckage • tallage • assemblage
•railage
•grillage, pillage, spillage, stillage, tillage, village
•pupillage (US pupilage) • sacrilege
•ensilage • mucilage • cartilage
•sortilege • tutelage • curtilage
•privilege
•mileage, silage
•acknowledge, college, foreknowledge, knowledge
•haulage, stallage
•spoilage • Coolidge
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"privilege." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "privilege." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-privilege.html "privilege." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-privilege.html |
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