concede a privilege

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• privilège — [ privilɛʒ ] n. m. • 1190; var. privilegie, priviliège; lat. jurid. privilegium « loi concernant un particulier » 1 ♦ Droit, avantage particulier accordé à un seul individu ou à une catégorie, en dehors de la loi commune. ⇒ apanage. Concéder,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• privilege — priv·i·lege n [Latin privilegium law affecting a specific person, special right, from privus private + leg lex law] 1: a right, license, or exemption from duty or liability granted as a special benefit, advantage, or favor: as a: an exemption… …   Law dictionary

• concede — [kən sēd′] vt. conceded, conceding [L concedere < com , with + cedere, to go, grant, CEDE] 1. to admit as true or valid; acknowledge [to concede a point in argument] 2. to admit as certain or proper [to concede victory to an opponent] 3. to… …   English World dictionary

• Concede — Con*cede (k[o^]n*s[=e]d ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conceded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conceding}.] [L. concedere, concessum; con + cedere to go along, give way, yield: cf. F. conc[ e]der. See {Cede}.] 1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• concede — verb 1 ADMIT STH IS TRUE (T) to admit that something is true or correct although you wish it was not true: You could be right I suppose , Sheila conceded. | concede (that): I concede that he s a good runner, but I still think I can beat him. 2… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• concede — con|cede [kənˈsi:d] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(admit something is true)¦ 2¦(admit defeat)¦ 3 concede a goal/point/penalty 4¦(give something as a right)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: concéder, from Latin concedere, from com ( COM ) + cedere (… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• concede — [[t]kənsi͟ːd[/t]] ♦♦♦ concedes, conceding, conceded 1) VERB If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct. [V that] Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right... [V with quote] Well, he conceded, I do… …   English dictionary

• concede — concededly, adv. conceder, n. concessible, adj. /keuhn seed /, v., conceded, conceding. v.t. 1. to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit: He finally conceded that she was right. 2. to acknowledge (an opponent s victory, score, etc.) before… …   Universalium

• concede — verb /kənˈsiːd/ a) To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question. He conceded the race once it was clear he could not win. b) To grant, as a right or …   Wiktionary

• concede — con•cede [[t]kənˈsid[/t]] v. ced•ed, ced•ing 1) to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit, often grudgingly: He finally conceded that she was right[/ex] 2) to acknowledge (an opponent s victory, score, etc.) before it is officially… …   From formal English to slang

• concede — verb (conceded; conceding) Etymology: French or Latin; French concéder, from Latin concedere, from com + cedere to yield Date: 1626 transitive verb 1. to grant as a right or privilege 2. a. to accept as true, valid, or accurate …   New Collegiate Dictionary