adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪd͡ʒd/
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CMU ARPABET:P R IH1 V L AH0 JH D
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CMU ARPABET 2:P R IH1 V L IH0 JH D
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CMU ARPABET 3:P R IH1 V IH0 L AH0 JH D
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CMU ARPABET 4:P R IH1 V IH0 L IH0 JH D
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Having special privileges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Not subject to legal discovery due to a protected status.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of privilege
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
blessed with privileges
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the privileged few
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: underprivileged
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
confined to an exclusive group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
privy to inner knowledge
inside information
privileged information
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inside, inner
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
not subject to usual rules or penalties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a privileged statement
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
прывілеява́ны
(pryviljejavány)
— having special privileges
Belarusian:
ільго́тны
(ilʹhótny)
— having special privileges
Burmese:
အခွင့်ထူးခံ
(a.hkwang.htu:hkam)
— having special privileges
Catalan:
privilegiat
— having special privileges
Chinese Mandarin:
高貴 /高贵
(gāoguì)
— having special privileges
Chinese Mandarin:
特權的 /特权的
(tèquán de)
— having special privileges
Cornish:
gorbryvylejek
— having special privileges
Danish:
privilegeret
— having special privileges
Dutch:
bevoorrecht
— having special privileges
Esperanto:
favorata
— having special privileges
Finnish:
etuoikeutettu
— having special privileges
French:
privilégié
— having special privileges
Galician:
privilexiado
— having special privileges
German:
privilegiert
— having special privileges
Hungarian:
kiváltságos
— having special privileges
Japanese:
特権を持つ
(tokken o motsu)
— having special privileges
Japanese:
特権的な
(tokkenteki na)
— having special privileges
Norwegian Bokmål:
privilegert
— having special privileges
Occitan:
privilegiat
— having special privileges
Polish:
uprzywilejowany
— having special privileges
Polish:
elitarny
— having special privileges
Polish:
wyróżniony
— having special privileges
Portuguese:
privilegiado
— having special privileges
Russian:
привилегиро́ванный
(privilegiróvannyj)
— having special privileges
Russian:
льго́тный
(lʹgótnyj)
— having special privileges
Spanish:
privilegiado
— having special privileges
Swedish:
privilegierad
— having special privileges
Ukrainian:
привілейо́ваний
(pryvilejóvanyj)
— having special privileges
Ukrainian:
пі́льговий
(pílʹhovyj)
— having special privileges
Ukrainian:
вільго́тний
(vilʹhótnyj)
— having special privileges