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- Dictionarypriv·i·leged/ˈpriv(ə)lijd/
adjective
- 1. having special rights, advantages, or immunities: "in the nineteenth century, only a privileged few had the vote" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of PRIVILEGED is having or enjoying one or more privileges. How to use privileged in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈprɪv. ə l.ɪdʒd / us / ˈprɪv. ə l.ɪdʒd / Add to word list. C1. having a privilege: As an ambassador, she enjoys a very privileged status. [ + to infinitive ] I have been privileged to work with the pioneers of silicon technology. law specialized. Priviledged information is secret and does not have to be given even in a law court.
The meaning of PRIVILEGE is a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor : prerogative; especially : such a right or immunity attached specifically to a position or an office. How to use privilege in a sentence.
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. to give something more importance than other things:
When you're privileged, you enjoy some special right or advantage that most people don't have. You could be privileged to live in a lighthouse and have a spectacular view of the bay. People can be privileged in many different ways, but it always means that they're getting some unusual deal that others probably envy.
a benefit, immunity, etc, granted under certain conditions. the advantages and immunities enjoyed by a small usually powerful group or class, esp to the disadvantage of others. one of the obstacles to social harmony is privilege. any of the fundamental rights guaranteed to the citizens of a country by its constitution.
Privileged definition: belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored. See examples of PRIVILEGED used in a sentence.
PRIVILEGED meaning: 1. having a privilege: 2. Priviledged information is secret and does not have to be given even in…. Learn more.
(sometimes disapproving) having special rights or advantages that most people do not have. Those in authority were in a privileged position. She comes from a privileged background. In those days, only a privileged few had the vote. a uniquely privileged position in the American workforce. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Someone who is privileged has an advantage or opportunity that most other people do not have, often because of their wealth or high social class. They were, by and large, a very wealthy, privileged elite.
