English → Latin
“privilege” in Latin
prīvilēgiumA law or bill concerning a specific individual.; A privilege, prerogative.beneficiumbenefit; favour, favor, kindness, servicecommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming; opportune, timely, tidy; pleasant, friendlyimmūnitāsfreedom or exemption from taxes or public service; immunitypatrōciniumprotection, defence; patronage
The English word privilege itself goes back to Latin lēx, through prīvilēgium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
privilege
privilegium (a special right): beneficium (an advantage or favor granted): commodum (an advantage or favor received and retained: all three are post-Augustan, in this sense): jus praecipuum (Cic.); jus paucorum (that to which few have a right; Vid: Sall., Cat., 20, 5, respublica in paucorum potentium jus concessit): immunitas (immunity, right of exemption): patrocinium (the protection a thing or person receives; e.g., patrocinio quodam juvari, Quint., 10, 1, 28). To grant a privilege, alicui privilegium dare; with respect to anything, alicui privilegium, beneficium, alicujus rei dare: to possess a privilege, privilegium habere; praecipuo jure esse: to have the privilege of doing anything, privilegium aliquid faciendi habere: to take away from anybody the privilege of doing anything, privilegium or beneficium alicujus rei adimere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for privilege?
- The usual Latin words for “privilege” are prīvilēgium, beneficium, commodus; also immūnitās, patrōcinium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.