przywilej

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Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prīvilēgium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʂɘˈvi.lɛj/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ilɛj
  • Syllabification: przy‧wi‧lej

Noun

przywilej m inan

  1. privilege (particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment)
  2. (historical, law) privilege (decree issued by the ruler, by virtue of which some individuals or the whole state gained certain powers)

Declension

Further reading

  • przywilej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • przywilej in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • przywilej in PWN's encyclopedia