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privileged
[priv-uh-lijd, priv-lijd]
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.
privileged
/ ˈɪɪɪ /
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
Other Word Forms
- nonprivileged adjective
- quasi-privileged adjective
- unprivileged adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of privileged1
Example Sentences
Jones insists commentators are privileged to have "the best seat in the house", but one stadium holds a special place in his heart.
It just makes it so hard to be able to educate people in the way that I feel like I was privileged enough to be educated.
That cellmate provided a declaration stating he had stolen privileged legal documents and delivered them to a BOP investigator who copied them and sent them for use by prosecutors in both of Kelly’s trials.
Colonizers invade and drive people out or enslave, transport, enclose and imprison them while barricading off the privileged spaces they create for themselves.
Evidence presented in court suggested help for the touts to buy tickets in bulk also came from another well-known company: American Express, which offers its cardholders privileged access to tickets for events through pre-sales.
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