PRIVILEGE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
    Hypernyms(s) privilege is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males
    Hypernyms(s) privilege is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
    Hypernyms(s) privilege is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

PRIVILEGE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • bestow a privilege upon
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) privilege is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)