privilege


privilege (http://definr.com/privilege)

     n 1: a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by
          all
     2: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group
        (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was
        the prerogative of white adult males" [syn: prerogative,
         perquisite, exclusive right]
     3: (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in
        a confidential relationship
     v 1: grant a privilege to
     2: bestow a privilege upon [syn: favor, favour]