privileged

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US /ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪd͡ʒd/
adj verb Freq #10192

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    blessed with privileges

    the privileged few

  2. 2
    adj

    not subject to usual rules or penalties

    a privileged statement

  3. 3
    adj

    Having special privileges.

    "You are very dull this morning, Sheriff," said the youngest daughter of the house, who, being the baby and pretty, had grown pettishly privileged in speech.

  4. 4
    adj

    confined to an exclusive group

  5. 5
    verb

    simple past and past participle of privilege

  6. 6
    adj

    Not subject to legal discovery due to a protected status.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
4 adj · confined to an exclusive group inside
Word family
Derived forms hyperprivilegedimmunoprivilegednonprivilegedoverprivilegedsuperprivilegedunderprivilegedunprivileged

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