privy
adj. confidential, secret; clandestine, covert; sharing a secret; private, intended only for a particular individual n. lavatory, crude outdoor toilet, outhouse; (Law) person who has an interest or participates in something that involves a third party | ||||
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Privy Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Privy
(n.)
A partaker; a person having an interest in any action or thing; one who has an interest in an estate created by another; a person having an interest derived from a contract or conveyance to which he is not himself a party. The term, in its proper sense, is distinguished from party.
(n.)
A necessary house or place; a backhouse.
(a.)
Secret; clandestine.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse.
(a.)
Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public.
(a.)
Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly cognizant; privately knowing.
(n.)
A partaker; a person having an interest in any action or thing; one who has an interest in an estate created by another; a person having an interest derived from a contract or conveyance to which he is not himself a party. The term, in its proper sense, is distinguished from party.
(n.)
A necessary house or place; a backhouse.
(a.)
Secret; clandestine.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse.
(a.)
Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public.
(a.)
Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly cognizant; privately knowing.
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privy
Noun
1. a room equipped with toilet facilities
(synonym) toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, bathroom
(hypernym) room
(hyponym) head
(part-meronym) toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne
2. a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
(synonym) outhouse, earth-closet, jakes
(hypernym) outbuilding
Adjective
1. hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"
(synonym) secluded, secret
(similar) private
2. (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known; "privy to the details of the conspiracy"
(synonym) privy(p)
(similar) informed
Noun
1. a room equipped with toilet facilities
(synonym) toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, bathroom
(hypernym) room
(hyponym) head
(part-meronym) toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne
2. a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
(synonym) outhouse, earth-closet, jakes
(hypernym) outbuilding
Adjective
1. hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"
(synonym) secluded, secret
(similar) private
2. (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known; "privy to the details of the conspiracy"
(synonym) privy(p)
(similar) informed
| hEnglish - advanced version |
privy
privy
\priv"y\, n.; pl. privies (&?;).
1. (law) a partaker; a person having an interest in any action or thing; one who has an interest in an estate created by another; a person having an interest derived from a contract or conveyance to which he is not himself a party. the term, in its proper sense, is distinguished from party. wharton.
2. a necessary house or place; a backhouse.
privy
\priv"y\ (?), a. [f. privé, fr. l. privatus. see private.] 1. of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. " privee knights and squires."
2. secret; clandestine. " a privee thief."
3. appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public. " privy chambers." xxi. 14.
4. admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly cognizant; privately knowing. his wife also being privy to it. v. 2. myself am one made privy to the plot.
privy
chamber, a private apartment in a royal residence. [eng.]
privy
council (eng. law), the principal council of the sovereign, composed of the cabinet ministers and other persons chosen by the king or queen.
privy
councilor, a member of the privy council.
privy
purse, moneys set apart for the personal use of the monarch; also, the title of the person having charge of these moneys. [eng.]
privy
seal or
similar words(10)
lord privy seal
keeper of the privy seal
privy seal
privy signet
privy verdict
privy council
privy councilor
privy purse
clerk of the privy seal
privy chamber
privy
\priv"y\, n.; pl. privies (&?;).
1. (law) a partaker; a person having an interest in any action or thing; one who has an interest in an estate created by another; a person having an interest derived from a contract or conveyance to which he is not himself a party. the term, in its proper sense, is distinguished from party. wharton.
2. a necessary house or place; a backhouse.
privy
\priv"y\ (?), a. [f. privé, fr. l. privatus. see private.] 1. of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. " privee knights and squires."
2. secret; clandestine. " a privee thief."
3. appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public. " privy chambers." xxi. 14.
4. admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly cognizant; privately knowing. his wife also being privy to it. v. 2. myself am one made privy to the plot.
privy
chamber, a private apartment in a royal residence. [eng.]
privy
council (eng. law), the principal council of the sovereign, composed of the cabinet ministers and other persons chosen by the king or queen.
privy
councilor, a member of the privy council.
privy
purse, moneys set apart for the personal use of the monarch; also, the title of the person having charge of these moneys. [eng.]
privy
seal or
similar words(10)
lord privy seal
keeper of the privy seal
privy seal
privy signet
privy verdict
privy council
privy councilor
privy purse
clerk of the privy seal
privy chamber
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privy
Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction
Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction
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Cyfrin
Cyfrin = a. privy; conscious
Cyfrin = a. privy; conscious
Privy Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Privy, Privy Council, Privy Verdict, Privy Seal
PRIVY - One who is a partaker, or has an interest in any action, matter or thing.
PRIVY COUNCIL - Eng. law. A council of state composed of the king and of such persons as he may select.
PRIVY SEAL - Eng. law. A seal which the king uses to such grants or things as pass the great seal.
PRIVY VERDICT - One which is delivered privily to a judge out of court.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
PRIVY - One who is a partaker, or has an interest in any action, matter or thing.
PRIVY COUNCIL - Eng. law. A council of state composed of the king and of such persons as he may select.
PRIVY SEAL - Eng. law. A seal which the king uses to such grants or things as pass the great seal.
PRIVY VERDICT - One which is delivered privily to a judge out of court.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
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Privy Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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privy
an outhouse; a latrine.
an outhouse; a latrine.
Privy Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Privy
The term privy now refers to an outhouse.
However, it is used with a different meaning in the term Privy council.
privy adj 1 : personal, private 2 : secret 3 : admitted as one sharing in a secret
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