The meaning of PRIVILEGE is a right, exemption, or immunity granted as a particular benefit, advantage, or favor : prerogative; especially : one attached specifically to a position or an office.

PRIVILEGE definition: 1. an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or…. Learn more.

2 days ago · privilege (countable and uncountable, plural privileges) (ecclesiastical law, now chiefly historical) An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope. [from 8th c.] …

Social privilege is an advantage or entitlement that benefits individuals belonging to certain groups, often to the detriment of others. Privileged groups can be advantaged based on social …

PRIVILEGE definition: See examples of privilege used in a sentence.

There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun privilege, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

attorney-client privilege [=the right an attorney has to keep information shared by a client secret] During the investigation, the President invoked executive privilege.

A privilege is a right or advantage gained by birth, social position, effort, or concession. It can have either legal or personal sanction: the privilege of paying half fare; the privilege of calling …

Definition of privilege noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable] a special right or advantage that a particular person or group of people has. Education should be a …

If you talk about privilege, you are talking about the power and advantage that only a small group of people have, usually because of their wealth or their high social class.