late 14c. of things; mid-15c. of persons, "enjoying certain privileges or immunities," past-participle adjective from privilege (v.).
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privilege v.
late 14c., privilegen, "endow (someone) with a special right, grace, power, etc.; to invest with a privilege," from privilege (n.) and from Old French privilegier (13c.), from Medieval Latin privilegare, from Latin privilegium "law applying to one person." Related: Privileged; privileging.