
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prīvilēgium, a law affecting one person : prīvus, single, alone + lēx, lēg-, law.]
| privacy, pristine, prise | |
| pro-life, pro-choice, proactive, probe noun. |
(1) The rights granted to a single user or group of users who operate a computer. Administrative privileges allow a user the right to make any and all changes in the computer, including setting up accounts for other users. User-level privileges are more restricted. See access rights.
(2) The rights granted to software running in the computer, which determines which hardware and software resources can be accessed and changed. See privileged mode and access mode.
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| Privity, Prize Broker, Pro Forma |
A particular benefit, advantage, or immunity enjoyed by a person or class of people that is not shared with others. A power of exemption against or beyond the law. It is not a right but, rather, exempts one from the performance of a duty, obligation, or liability.
He was given the privilege of staying up late on Friday night because he had finished all of his homework for the week.
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Quotes:
"I perceive that God is no respecter of persons. [Acts 10:34]"
- Bible
"What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner at a funeral."
- James Russell Lowell
"What men value in this world is not rights but privileges."
- H. L. Mencken
"If you don't have a policeman to stop traffic and let you walk across the street like you are somebody, how are you going to know you are somebody?"
- John C. White
The authority granted to a physician or dentist by a hospital governing board to provide patient care in the hospital. Clinical privileges are limited to the individual’s license, experience, and competence.
Common misspelling(s) of privilege
Dansk (Danish)
n. - privilegium, rettighed, immunitet
v. tr. - priviligere, fritage
Nederlands (Dutch)
bevoorrechten, privilege, vrijstellen van, voorrecht, onschendbaarheid
Français (French)
n. - privilège, apanage, (US, Fin) option
v. tr. - privilégier
Deutsch (German)
n. - Privileg, Sonderrecht, Ehre
v. - bevorrechten, privilegieren
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προνομία, προνόμιο, βουλευτική ασυλία
v. - δίνω/εκχωρώ προνόμιο
Italiano (Italian)
favorire, privilegiare, privilegio, prerogativa
Português (Portuguese)
n. - privilégio (m)
v. - privilegiar
Русский (Russian)
давать привилегию, привилегия, льгота, особенное право
Español (Spanish)
n. - privilegio, prerrogativa, inmunidad
v. tr. - privilegiar
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - privilegium, (ensam)rätt, förmån, immunitet
v. - privilegiera, frita, undanta (från)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
特权, 基本人权, 特别恩典, 给与...特权, 特免
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 特權, 基本人權, 特別恩典
v. tr. - 給與...特權, 特免
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 특권, 특전
v. tr. - ~에 특권을 주다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 特権, 特典, 恩典, 名誉, 権利
v. - 特権を与える, 特別に認可する
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) امتياز (فعل) يمنحه امتياز
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - זכות-יתר, טובה, הנאה, יחסנות, חסינות, זכות, יתרון, מונופול, אופציה (בבורסה)
v. tr. - השקיע על בסיס זכות-יתר, הרשה (לאדם) לעשות משהו כזכות-יתר, פטר (אדם) מהתחייבות
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