privileged
C1
adj
verb
Freq #10192
Meanings
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1
adj
blessed with privileges
the privileged few
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2
adj
not subject to usual rules or penalties
a privileged statement
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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.
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4
adj
confined to an exclusive group
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5
verb
simple past and past participle of privilege
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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