privilege
     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); "suffrage was
        the prerogative of white adult males" [syn: {prerogative},
         {perquisite}, {exclusive right}]
     3: (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in
        a confidential relationship
     v : bestow a privilege upon [syn: {favor}, {favour}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0