privilege vs husband-wife privilege

husband-wife privilege vs privilege

privilege and husband-wife privilege both are nouns.

privilege is a verb but husband-wife privilege is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
privilege	Yes	No	Yes	No
husband-wife privilege	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, husband-wife privilege is a hyponym of privilege; that is, husband-wife privilege is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than privilege:

privilege: (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
husband-wife privilege: neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married

Other hyponyms of privilege include attorney-client privilege, informer's privilege, journalist's privilege, marital communications privilege, physician-patient privilege, priest-penitent privilege.

privilege (noun)	husband-wife privilege (noun)
a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)	neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married
(law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

privilege (verb)	husband-wife privilege (verb)
bestow a privilege upon

Difference between privilege and husband-wife privilege

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