with privilege

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Etymology[edit]

Calque of Latin cum privilegio (with legal permission, with legal authority).

Adverb[edit]

with privilege (not comparable)

  1. (printing) used to indicate a book has been legally published or is entitled to special privileges, e.g., due to a royal monopoly

Usage notes[edit]

Frequently used in colophons on its own in the Latin manner, with the relevant subject and verb—This work has been printed, is sold, etc.—implicit.

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