privy
privy definition
privy (priv′ē)
adjective
- Obsolete private; not public
- Archaic hidden, secret, furtive, etc.
Etymology: ME < OFr prive < L privatus, private
noun pl. privies priv′·ies
- a toilet; esp., an outhouse
- Law a person who is in privity with another
Related Forms:
- privily priv′i·ly adverb
privy Idioms
privy to
privately informed about
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