פריבילגיה

• פריווילגיה / פְּרִיוִילֶגְיָה

Ultimately borrowed from Old French privilege, from Latin privilegium (“an ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual”), from privus (“private”) + lēx, legis (“law”).

פְּרִיבִילֶגְיָה • (privilégya) f (plural indefinite פְּרִיבִילֶגְיוֹת)

1. a privilege: An abundance of legal or moral entitlement. Or, a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden.

• The Academy of the Hebrew Language recommends זְכוּת יֶתֶר (zkhút yéter) as the native Hebrew alternative for the word.