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immune; licensed, empowered, admitted, permitted, sanctioned,
authorized, enfranchised, chartered: This is a privileged
institution as far as the dispensation of grants is concerned. 3
powerful, ruling; wealthy, rich: He despised the privileged
class till he became wealthy enough to be a member of it. 4
confidential, secret, private, privy, inside, off the record,
not for publication, restricted, Colloq hush-hush: What I am
about to tell you is privileged information.
privy adj. 1 See privileged, 4, above. 2 privy to. aware of, in on,
on to or onto, sharing (in), cognizant of, apprised of, informed
or advised about or of, informed on, knowledgeable about, Colloq
in the know about, Slang hip to, wise to, Old-fashioned hep to:
Was the minister's wife privy to what was discussed at cabinet
meetings?
--n. 3 lavatory, (outside or outdoor) toilet, latrine,
water-closet, WC, US outhouse, Colloq chiefly Brit loo, Slang
Brit bog, US crapper, Taboo slang US shithouse: In those days,
almost every home had an outside privy, as there was no interior
plumbing.
prize° n. 1 reward, award, trophy, premium; honour, accolade, Literary
guerdon: The first prize was a week's holiday in the Bahamas.
2 winnings, jackpot, purse, receipts, gain, windfall, stakes,
Colloq haul, Chiefly US take: He used his prize from winning
the lottery to buy a new car. 3 aim, goal: The prize they all
strove for was a grant to carry on lexicographic research. 4
loot, booty, spoil(s), trophy, plunder, pickings: The pirates
took the galleon as their prize.
--adj. 5 choice, excellent, (prize)winning, best, champion,
outstanding, select, superior, superlative, first-rate: This
dairy owns a prize herd of Guernseys.
prizeý v. value, treasure, esteem, cherish, appreciate, rate highly,
hold dear: I prize your friendship above all things.
probability
n. likelihood, likeliness, odds, expectation, chance(s),
(distinct) possibility, presumption: There is a high
probability that it will rain.