privileged

1. 1
   adjective

   Having more rights, money, or chances than most other people.

   Like having a special pass that lets you skip every line.

   She grew up in a privileged family with every advantage.

   Only a privileged few enjoyed those benefits.

   Similaradvantaged, affluent, wealthy, favored

   Oppositeunderprivileged, disadvantaged, deprived

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2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of privilege. Use this form for something that already happened or after has, have, or was.

   The old rules privileged boys over girls in school sports.

   For years the law privileged landowners over everyone else.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Protected by law so that it does not have to be shared as evidence in a court case.

   Like a sealed box the judge will not let anyone open.

   The lawyer said the emails were privileged and could not be shown in court.

   Those private notes are privileged, so the other side cannot read them.

   Similarconfidential, protected

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