Difference between Privilege and Honor

What is the difference between Privilege and Honor?

Privilege as a noun is a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden; a prerogative; advantage; franchise; preferential treatment. while Honor as a noun is an objectification of praiseworthiness, respect. (i.e., something that represents praiseworthiness, respect.)

Privilege

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden; a prerogative; advantage; franchise; preferential treatment. a common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: 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 bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.

Honor

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To show respect for.To conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, request, or the like).To bestow an honor on a person

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An objectification of praiseworthiness, respect. (I.e., something that represents praiseworthiness, respect.)The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon.An ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit in bridge.The privilege of playing first from the tee in golf.

We hope you now know whether to use Privilege or Honor in your sentence.

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