Priv″i‐lege (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Privileged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Privileging.] [Cf. F. privilégier.]
1. To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize; as, to privilege representatives from arrest.
To privilege dishonor in thy name. Shak.
2. To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.
He took this place for sanctuary, And it shall privilege him from your hands. Shak.