[{"word":"privileges","phonetic":"/ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪdʒɪz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪdʒɪz/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/privileges-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2707573","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"(ecclesiastical law) An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment.","synonyms":["franchise","freelage","immunity","prerogative","right"],"antonyms":[],"example":"All first-year professors here must teach four courses a term, yet you're only teaching one! What entitled you to such a privilege?"},{"definition":"An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The fact of being privileged; the status or existence of (now especially social or economic) benefit or advantage within a given society.","synonyms":["advantage","foredeal"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A right or immunity enjoyed by a legislative body or its members.","synonyms":["immunity"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A stock market option.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Your honor, my client is not required to answer that; her response is protected by attorney-client privilege."},{"definition":"An ability to perform an action on the system that can be selectively granted or denied to users.","synonyms":["permission"],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["advantage","foredeal","claim","liberty","franchise","freelage","immunity","prerogative","right","immunity","permission"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to privilege representatives from arrest"},{"definition":"To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/privilege","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/privileges"]}]