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privilegio

privilege

noun pree-vee-LEH-joh Rare
People & Society Values

Origin: From Latin privilegium, 'law applying to one person'.

Usage Note

Privilegio is masculine — il privilegio, plural i privilegi. In Italian legal language it has a specific technical meaning: a creditor's privilegio is a statutory preferential right to be paid before other creditors, distinct from a personal advantage. In everyday speech it means simply a privilege or special right, as in è un privilegio lavorare qui ('it is a privilege to work here').

Examples

"Avere tempo libero è un privilegio."

Natural Translation

Having free time is a privilege.

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