Privilege

Priviledge: a noun

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Etymology

From Old French privilège, from Latin privilegium an ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual; privus private + lex, legis, law.

1.A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden; a prerogative; advantage; franchise; preferential treatment.

All first-year professors here must teach four courses a term, yet you're only teaching one! What entitled you to such a privilege?

2.The status or existence of such benefit or advantage.  

In order to advance racial equality in the United States, what we've got to do is reduce white privilege.

3.(law) a common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court.

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