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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Privilege, v. Also: privelege, priviledge. Also: priviledgeing vbl. n. [ME and e.m.E. privelege (14th c.), (north.) privalege (Cath. Angl.), privilege (16th c.), priviledge, F. privilégier (13th c. in Littré), med. L. privilegiare: cf. Privilegiat p.p.] tr. a. To grant (a person) a certain privilege, also const. to the person. b. To exempt (a person) fra a burden. c. To treat (a summons) as ‘priviledged’: see Privilegit ppl. adj. 1 c. —a. 1456 Hay I 215/21.
The King of Fraunce … with the peple … of Fraunce was fred, privilegit and anoblyd to mare hye fredome … be Charles Maigne the Emperoure and King of Fraunce Ib. 221/7.
Bot gif the king had tane him till his burges, and privilegit him specialy of his grace and favour, in that cas he aw till have the privilege Ib. 221/16.
As thus the pape and the kingis of Fraunce has privilegit the scolaris to be seur 1547 Reg. Privy C. I 78.
Oure soverane lady privelegis and grantis to thaim [minors] that thai may enter within thre termes nixt efter [etc.]b. 1509 Glasgow Chart. I ii 100.
Forsamekle as our maist noble progenitouris … has priuilegiit, and exempit all continuale regentis and studentis … fra all taxt and impositions 1533 Boece 254 b.
That na man having strenth to weild wapynnys … wald be privilegit fra the werezc. 1672 Acts Sederunt ii 107.
And the Lords do hereby prohibite … the writers to the Signet to … present to the clerks to be past any bills for priviledgeing any other summonses than these above exprest