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privy

[ priv-ee ]
/ ˈprɪv i /
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adjective, priv·i·er, priv·i·est.

noun, plural priv·ies.

outhouse(def 1).
Law. a person participating directly in or having a derivative interest in a legal transaction.

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RELATED WORDS

personal, covert, private, separate, wise, concealed, confidential, hidden, hush-hush, ulterior, buried, obscured, shrouded, acquainted, cognizant, conscious, informed, privileged, apprised

Nearby words

privileged, privileged altar, privileged site, privily, privity, privy, privy chamber, privy coat, privy council, privy purse, privy seal

Origin of privy

1175–1225; Middle English prive < Old French: private (adj.), close friend, private place (noun) < Latin prīvātus private
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British Dictionary definitions for privy

privy

/ (ˈprɪvɪ) /

adjective privier or priviest

(postpositive foll by to) participating in the knowledge of something secret
archaic secret, hidden, etc
archaic of or relating to one person only

noun plural privies

a lavatory, esp an outside one
law a person in privity with anotherSee privity (def. 1)

Word Origin for privy

C13: from Old French privé something private, from Latin prīvātus private
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