privileged

[ priv-uh-lijd, priv-lijd ]

/ ˈprɪv ə lɪdʒd, ˈprɪv lɪdʒd /

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adjective

belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored: the privileged few.

entitled to or exercising a privilege.

restricted to a select group or individual: privileged information; a privileged position.

Law. (of utterances or communications)

not rendering the person making them liable to prosecution for libel or slander, in view of the attendant circumstances.
not requiring any testimony concerning them to be presented in court.

Navigation. (of a vessel) having the right of way.

Compare burdened.

Origin of privileged

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at privilege, -ed², -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM privileged

non·priv·i·leged, adjectivequa·si-priv·i·leged, adjectiveun·priv·i·leged, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for privileged

The privileged classes must be ordained by Nature to rule over the non-privileged.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3)|John Morley
For the non-privileged classes the knout or the lash supplemented nearly all punishments of a criminal kind.
Russia|Donald Mackenzie Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for privileged

privileged

/ (ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd) /

adjective

enjoying or granted as a privilege or privileges

law

not actionable as a libel or slander
(of a communication, document, etc) that a witness cannot be compelled to divulge

nautical (of a vessel) having the right of way

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单词	privileged
释义	privileged [ priv-uh-lijd, priv-lijd ] / ˈprɪv ə lɪdʒd, ˈprɪv lɪdʒd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR privileged ON THESAURUS.COM adjective belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored: the privileged few. entitled to or exercising a privilege. restricted to a select group or individual: privileged information; a privileged position. Law. (of utterances or communications) not rendering the person making them liable to prosecution for libel or slander, in view of the attendant circumstances. not requiring any testimony concerning them to be presented in court. Navigation. (of a vessel) having the right of way. Compare burdened. Origin of privileged Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at privilege, -ed², -ed³ OTHER WORDS FROM privileged non·priv·i·leged, adjectivequa·si-priv·i·leged, adjectiveun·priv·i·leged, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for privileged The privileged classes must be ordained by Nature to rule over the non-privileged. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3)\|John Morley For the non-privileged classes the knout or the lash supplemented nearly all punishments of a criminal kind. Russia\|Donald Mackenzie Wallace British Dictionary definitions for privileged privileged / (ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd) / adjective enjoying or granted as a privilege or privileges law not actionable as a libel or slander (of a communication, document, etc) that a witness cannot be compelled to divulge nautical (of a vessel) having the right of way Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to privileged honored, powerful, empowered, ruling, advantaged, indulged, entitled, okay, excused, sanctioned, granted, furnished, free, licensed, qualified, authorized, vested, okayed, chartered, franchised
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privileged

adjective

Origin of privileged

OTHER WORDS FROM privileged

Example sentences from the Web for privileged

British Dictionary definitions for privileged

adjective

Words related to privileged