privileged
adjective
[ ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd ]
• having special rights, advantages, or immunities.
• "in the nineteenth century only a privileged few had the vote"
Similar:
wealthy,
rich,
affluent,
prosperous,
lucky,
fortunate,
special,
elite,
favoured,
select,
advantaged,
socially advantaged,
• (of information) legally protected from being made public.
• "he accused me of giving away privileged information"
Similar:
confidential,
private,
secret,
top secret,
restricted,
classified,
not for publication,
off the record,
inside,
hush-hush,
privy,
privilege
verb
• grant a privilege or privileges to.
• "English inheritance law privileged the eldest son"
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin privilegium ‘bill or law affecting an individual’, from privus ‘private’ + lex, leg- ‘law’.
