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)
3.(law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship privilege v.
1.bestow a privilege upon
Idiom of the Day
take (someone) up on (something)
to take advantage of someone's offer of something
I took my friend up on his offer to let me borrow his new car.