Privilegium

Lat.

In old English law

A privilege

Privilegium clericale: the clerical privilege; the benefit of clergy. Privilegium est beneficium personale, et extinguitur cum persona: a privilege is a personal benefit or favor, and is extinguished with the person. Privilegium non valet contra rempublicam: privilege is of no force against the commonwealth. In the Roman law. A private law; properly, a special law of the kind called constitutio, ordained by the emperor. In modern civil law. Any peculiar right or favor granted by the law, contrary to the common rule.