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privy definition

privy (priv′ē)

adjective

  1. Obsolete private; not public
  2. Archaic hidden, secret, furtive, etc.

Etymology: ME < OFr prive < L privatus, private

noun pl. privies priv′·ies

  1. a toilet; esp., an outhouse
  2. Law a person who is in privity with another

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privy Idioms

privy to

privately informed about

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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