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- Dictionaryprivilege/ˈprɪv(ɪ)lɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group: "education is a right, not a privilege" Similar
verb
- 1. grant a privilege or privileges to: formal "English inheritance law privileged the eldest son"
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PRIVILEGE definition: 1. an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or…. Learn more.
Learn the noun and verb meanings of privilege, as well as its synonyms, examples, history, and legal implications. Find out how privilege relates to rights, immunities, exemptions, and advantages in different contexts and domains.
to give an advantage to one person or group of people and not to others: Since colonization, the country has a history of privileging people who have white skin. Family endowments were nearly all male-centric, privileging men and their descendants over female lines of descent.
Privilege definition: a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed by a particular person or a restricted group of people beyond the advantages of most. See examples of PRIVILEGE used in a sentence.
Definition of privilege noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PRIVILEGE definition: 1. an advantage that only one person or group has, usually because of their position or because…. Learn more.
If you talk about privilege, you are talking about the power and advantage that only a small group of people have, usually because of their wealth or their high social class. Pironi was the son of privilege and wealth, and it showed.
