PRIVILEGED Definition & Meaning

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privileged

[ priv-uh-lijd, priv-lijd ]

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adjective

belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored:
the privileged few.
entitled to or exercising a privilege.
restricted to a select group or individual:
privileged information; a privileged position.
Law. (of utterances or communications)
1. not rendering the person making them liable to prosecution for libel or slander, in view of the attendant circumstances.
2. not requiring any testimony concerning them to be presented in court.
Navigation. (of a vessel) having the right of way.

privileged

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adjective

enjoying or granted as a privilege or privileges
law
1. not actionable as a libel or slander
2. (of a communication, document, etc) that a witness cannot be compelled to divulge
nautical (of a vessel) having the right of way

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of privileged¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; privilege + -ed ³

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"We will never choose a child who is less privileged in IQ than either of us."

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We are privileged to have a unique vantage point into one of the world’s biggest music festivals.

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Along the way, we learn about Ono’s crucial life in pre-war Japan, a privileged upbringing that led to her early forays in artistry and philosophy.

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Jesse is particularly incensed by the antisemitic trope that sees Jews as “powerful, dominating and privileged” and therefore not worthy of the protections of other marginalized groups.

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Lately, though, the winners have been the propertied and the privileged, who have figured out how to rig the game in their favor, by using regulations and land-use rules to resegregate our society.

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