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] |
pro-2 |
in favor of; supporting. [2 definitions] |
proa |
a swift, canoe-shaped Malay sailboat with one triangular sail and one outrigger. |
proactive |
active or characterized by being active in such a way as to prevent or prepare for events happening as opposed to reacting after events occur. |
prob.1 |
abbreviation of "probable" or "probably." |