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Definitions for Privy

[1] participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usually followed by to ): Many persons were privy to the plot.
[2] private; assigned to private uses.
[3] belonging or pertaining to some particular person, especially with reference to a sovereign.
[4] secret, concealed, hidden, or secluded.
[5] acting or done in secret.
[6] outhouse(def 1) .
[7] Law . a person participating directly in or having a derivative interest in a legal transaction.
[8] (postpositive foll by to ) participating in the knowledge of something secret
[9] archaic secret, hidden, etc
[10] archaic of or relating to one person only
[11] a lavatory, esp an outside one
[12] law a person in privity with another See privity (def. 1)

Words related to Privy

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

Words nearby Privy

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

Word origin for Privy

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

Synonyms for Privy

covert, personal, private, separate, buried, concealed, confidential, hidden, hush-hush, obscured, off the record, shrouded, ulterior