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privilege

/ˈpɹɪvlədʒ/PRIV-luhj
/ˈpɹɪvlədʒ/PRIV-luhj

Meaninga law for one person

Common meaning: a special right or advantage

‘belonging to a person alone’ + ‘a law’ → privilege

Journey through time

privi Latin prīvus, -a, -um “belonging to a person alone; set apart”
  1. Latinprivussource
leg Latin lēx, lēgis “a law”
  1. Latinlexsource

Parts join in Latin as privilegium.

  1. Latinprivilegium‘a law for one person’source
  2. Frenchprivilege‘privilege’source
  3. Englishprivilege‘a special right or advantage’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin prīvus ‘belonging to a person alone’ and Latin lēx ‘a law’.

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