privileged (adj.)

late 14c. of things; mid-15c. of persons, "enjoying certain privileges or immunities," past-participle adjective from privilege (v.).

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privilege (v.)

late 14c., privilegen, "endow (someone) with a special right, grace, power, etc.; to invest with a privilege," from privilege (n.) and from Old French privilegier (13c.), from Medieval Latin privilegare, from Latin privilegium "law applying to one person." Related: Privileged; privileging.

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Definitions of privileged

privileged (adj.)

blessed with privileges;

the privileged few

privileged (adj.)

not subject to usual rules or penalties;

a privileged statement

privileged (adj.)

confined to an exclusive group;

privileged information

Synonyms: inside / inner

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