Privilege | Mean of privilege in English Dictionary

/ˈprɪvlɪʤ/

• Noun
• a right or benefit that is given to some people and not to others
1. The prisoner's exercise privileges were taken away. [=the prisoner was no longer allowed to exercise]
2. Good health care should be a right and not a privilege.
• a special opportunity to do something that makes you proud
1. Meeting the President was a privilege. [=honor]
2. We had the privilege of being invited to the party.
3. I had the privilege of knowing your grandfather.
• the advantage that wealthy and powerful people have over other people in a society
1. He lived a life of wealth and privilege.
2. children of privilege [=privileged children; children from wealthy families with high social status]

• the right to keep important information private
1. attorney-client privilege [=the right an attorney has to keep information shared by a client secret]
2. During the investigation, the President invoked executive privilege.
• the right to say or do something without being punished for it
1. parliamentary privilege
• Verb
• to give an advantage that others do not have to (someone or something)
1. The new tax laws unfairly privilege the rich.