privative |
acting to deprive. [4 definitions] |
privatization |
the conversion of an industry, business, or the like from government ownership or control to ownership or control by the private sector. |
privatize |
to change from governmental control or ownership to private. [2 definitions] |
privet |
a shrub of European origin having evergreen leaves and bearing small white flowers, often cultivated as hedge. |
privilege |
a right, immunity, benefit, or advantage belonging or granted exclusively to a person, group, social class, rank, or the like. [3 definitions] |
privileged |
having advantages over others, especially due to wealth and family background; having privileges. [4 definitions] |
privileged communication |
a communication that one cannot be forced to divulge, such as that between a doctor and a patient. [2 definitions] |
privy |
sharing the knowledge of something secret or private (usu. fol. by "to"). [2 definitions] |
privy council |
a body of counselors or advisers that serves and is usu. appointed by a monarch. |
privy seal |
in Great Britain, an official seal placed on government documents. |
prix fixe |
a fixed price charged for a complete meal. (Cf. à la carte.) [2 definitions] |
prize |
a reward offered or won in a contest, competition, game of chance, or the like. [8 definitions] |
Prize Cases |
a U.S. Supreme Court case decided in 1863 that held that, despite the absence of a declaration of war, President Lincoln acted within his powers to order the seizure of ships blockaded from Southern ports. |
prize court |
a court that decides how to distribute goods captured in war, esp. goods taken at sea. |
prized |
highly esteemed, valued, or desired. |
prizefight |
a professional boxing match for a cash prize. |
prize ring |
a raised platform, enclosed by ropes, in which prizefights take place; boxing ring. [2 definitions] |
prizewinner |
one that has won a prize. |
pro1 |
in favor of some proposal, decision, person, or the like.(Cf. con1.) [3 definitions] |
pro2 |
(informal) professional, esp. in certain sports. [3 definitions] |
pro-1 |
forward. [2 definitions] |