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privileged - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'privileged' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Privileged [ a.]
- Invested with a privilege; enjoying a peculiar right, advantage, or immunity.
2 . Privileged [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Privilege

Meaning of 'privileged' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . privileged [ a]
Meaning (1):
- blessed with privileges
Example in sentence:
  • the privileged few
2 . privileged [ s]
Meaning (2):
- not subject to usual rules or penalties
Example in sentence:
  • a privileged statement
Meaning (3):
- confined to an exclusive group
Example in sentence:
  • inside information;
  • privileged information;
  • privy to inner knowledge