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προνόμιο
privilege /proˈnomio/
nounB2#2320 most common
Also: prerogative, perk, preferential right
Example sentences
Είναι μεγάλο προνόμιο.
It is a great privilege.
Η δουλειά αυτή έχει πολλά προνόμια.
This job has many privileges.
Η μόρφωση δεν πρέπει να είναι προνόμιο των λίγων.
Education should not be a privilege of the few.
Θεωρεί δεδομένο το προνόμιό του και δεν το αναγνωρίζει.
He takes his privilege for granted and doesn't acknowledge it.
Τα φεουδαρχικά προνόμια των ευγενών καταργήθηκαν μετά την επανάσταση.
The feudal privileges of the nobility were abolished after the revolution.
Η διαπραγμάτευση των φορολογικών προνομίων που απολάμβανε επί δεκαετίες η εκκλησία αποδείχθηκε εξαιρετικά ακανθώδης.
The negotiation of the tax privileges that the church had enjoyed for decades proved exceptionally thorny.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | προνόμιο | προνόμια |
| Genitive | προνομίου | προνομίων |
| Accusative | προνόμιο | προνόμια |
| Vocative | προνόμιο | προνόμια |
Word family
προνομιούχοςprivileged (person), one who holds privileges
προνομιακόςpreferential, privileged
προνομιακάpreferentially, on favorable terms
νόμοςlawEtymology
A learned compound of προ- ('before, in front of') and νόμος ('law, custom'), literally a right held 'ahead of' or 'above' the common law. It functions as a Greek parallel to Latin privilegium (privus 'private' + lex 'law'), a special legal exemption or grant. The word entered everyday Greek through legal and historical usage describing rights reserved for a particular class or person.
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