Remember when you were growing up and you were growing up and your older sibling would be able to go out and you would be stuck in the house because you were younger? This is privilege because your parents felt that you were not mature enough so your sibling was able to benefit from your parents actions. There are many ways that privilege can be defined based on gender, age, ethnicity, and economic status. ( Example) . But what does privilege really mean? Throughout the rest of this essay we will look at the origin of privilege and the many meanings that individuals have came up with. The word privilege is a noun, and comes from the latin word privilegium meaning bill or law. The word was first used in 1387 by St. John’s cambr. The root private
