privilegium (a special right): beneficium (an advantage or favor granted): commodum (an advantage or favor received and retained: all three are post-Augustan, in this sense): jus praecipuum (Cic.); jus paucorum (that to which few have a right; Vid: Sall., Cat., 20, 5, respublica in paucorum potentium jus concessit): immunitas (immunity, right of exemption): patrocinium (the protection a thing or person receives; e.g., patrocinio quodam juvari, Quint., 10, 1, 28). To grant a privilege, alicui privilegium dare; with respect to anything, alicui privilegium, beneficium, alicujus rei dare: to possess a privilege, privilegium habere; praecipuo jure esse: to have the privilege of doing anything, privilegium aliquid faciendi habere: to take away from anybody the privilege of doing anything, privilegium or beneficium alicujus rei adimere.