PRIVILEGE (2)

privilege (2). Privilege, v. to grant a privilege, free, exempt

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Priv″i‐lege (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Privileged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Privileging.] [[Cf. F. privilégier.]] 1. 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. 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.