Navy/Getty Images. In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West and Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Ray Mabus congratulate Honorary Chief Hospital Corpsman Bill Cosby during his pinning ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial on Feb. 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. 1  0 Shares.
Privilege (social inequality) Privilege is a social theory that special rights or advantages are available only to a particular person or group of people. The term is commonly used in the context of social inequality, particularly in regard to age, disability, ethnic or racial category, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and/or social class.
noun. 1  An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group, especially a hereditary or official right. See Synonyms at right. 2  The exclusive right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge: âEncyclicals became direct exercises of papal prerogativeâ ( Garry Wills )