Privy
11privy — {{11}}privy (adj.) private, early 13c., from O.Fr. privé, from L. privatus (see PRIVATE (Cf. private)). Meaning participating in a secret (usually with to) is attested from late 14c. Privy Council is from c.1300 in a general sense; specifically… …
12privy — adj. & n. adj. 1 (foll. by to) sharing in the secret of (a person s plans etc.). 2 archaic hidden, secret. n. (pl. ies) 1 US or archaic a lavatory. 2 Law a person having a part or interest in any action, matter, or thing. Phrases and idioms:… …
13privy — priv|y1 [ˈprıvi] adj 1.) be privy to sth sharing in the knowledge of facts that are secret ▪ Colby was privy to the committee s decisions. 2.) old use secret and private >privily adv privy 2 privy2 plural privies …
14privy — [[t]prɪ̱vi[/t]] privies 1) ADJ: v link ADJ to n If you are privy to something secret, you have been allowed to know about it. [FORMAL] Only three people, including a policeman, will be privy to the facts. 2) N COUNT A privy is a toilet,… …
15privy — a lavatory Again from the privacy: Hadjimoscos, sick in a privy, had spewed out his false teeth. (Manning, I960) A privy stool was a lavatory seat and bucket: ... chairs and privy stools necessary for a royal visit. (Monsarrat,… …
16privy — I UK [ˈprɪvɪ] / US adjective privy to something II UK [ˈprɪvɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms privy : singular privy plural privies old fashioned a toilet in a separate small building next to a house …
17privy — 1. adjective /ˈpɹɪ.vi/ a) Private, exclusive; that is ones own. The king retreated to his privy chamber. b) Secret, hidden, concealed. Nonetheless, in the dark and privy stillness of our minds there are few of us who are not still haunted by… …
18privy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. personal, secret; privy to, apprised of, informed of, posted on, in on, on to (inf.), wise to (inf.). See concealment, speciality. Ant., public, impersonal. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. confidential …
19privy — 1 adjective 1 privy to sharing in the knowledge of facts that are secret: Colby was privy to the committee s decisions. 2 old use secret and private privily adverb 2 noun (C) old use a toilet, especially one outside a house …
20privy — 1. adjective he was not privy to the discussions Syn: in the know about, acquainted with, in on, informed of, advised of, apprised of; informal wise to; formal cognizant of 2. noun, dated he went out to the privy See bathroom …
