Meaning

noun a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

noun a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)

noun (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship

originFrom Middle English privilege, from Anglo-Norman privilege and Old French privilege, from Latin prīvilēgium (“ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual”), from prīvus (“private”) + lēx, lēg- (“law”).

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