Privy Council Definition

prĭvē
noun
A council of the British sovereign that until the 1600s was the supreme legislative body, that now consists of cabinet ministers ex officio and others appointed for life, and that has no important function except through its Judicial Committee, which in certain cases acts as a supreme appellate court in the Commonwealth.
American Heritage
A body of advisors or confidential counselors appointed by or serving a ruler, esp. a monarch.
Webster's New World
An advisory council to an executive.
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Other Word Forms of Privy Council

Noun

Singular:
Privy Council
Plural:
privy-councils

Origin of Privy Council

  • Middle English prive + council

    From Wiktionary

Privy Council Sentence Examples

  • On the 19th of May he was dismissed the privy council and ordered to leave London.

  • During York's regency, both before and after the battle of St Albans, Waynflete took an active part in the proceedings of the privy council.

  • Similar associations or presbyteries were formed in London and in the midland and eastern counties; but the privy council was hostile.

  • The appeal is to the king in council, and is heard by the judicial committee of the privy council.

  • At the time of her accession to office Charles changed the form of administration by the creation of three separate councils, those of State, of Finance, and the Privy Council.

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