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Synonyms of privilege

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Another word for privilege is franchise. Other synonyms of privilege are prerogative and right.

Synonyms and similar words for privilege

nounA particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a...

  • franchiseA right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
  • immunity
  • prerogativeAn exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege.
  • right
  • charter ScotlandA special privilege, immunity, or exemption.
  • freelagePrivilege; immunity; franchise; the freedom or privilege of a burgess in a corporation.

nounThe fact of being privileged; the status or existence of (now especially social or economic)...

nounA stock market option.

  • stock optionA right to buy stock shares in a particular company at a specified price within a specified time period.

nounAn ability to perform an action on the system that can be selectively granted or denied to users.

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Meaning of privilege

  1. noun An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope.
  2. noun A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment.
  3. noun An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something).

Full definition of privilege

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Questions about synonyms of privilege

What is another word for privilege?
Privilege has 12 synonyms on Word.ws, such as franchise, prerogative and right.
What does privilege mean?
Privilege means an exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: privilege (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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