privilege
A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment.
Noun 4 meanings
A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment.
“All first-year professors here must teach four courses a term, yet you're only teaching one! What entitled you to such a privilege?”
An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something).
The fact of being privileged; the status or existence of (now especially social or economic) benefit or advantage within a given society.
A right or immunity enjoyed by a legislative body or its members.
Verb 1 meaning
To prioritize.
Etymology
From 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”). Displaced native Old English frēols (“privilege, immunity”).
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PRIVILEGE at a glance
PRIVILEGE has 9 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + I 1 + V 4 + I 1 + L 1 + E 1 + G 2 + E 1) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,066 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with privilege
All rhymes- COLLEGE10
- SIEGE6
- ALLEGE7
- LIEGE6
- PROTEGE10
- SACRILEGE12
- BESIEGE10
- RENEGE7
- CORTEGE10
- SOLFEGE11
- MANEGE9
- PRECOLLEGE15
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