Privy

  • 31privy — priv•y [[t]ˈprɪv i[/t]] adj. priv•i•er, priv•i•est, 1) participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usu. fol. by to): Many people were privy to the plot[/ex] 2) private; assigned to private uses 3) belonging or pertaining to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 32privy — One in privity with another. Shew v Call, 119 NC 450, 26 SE 33. One connected with another by reason of their having a mutual interest in the same action or thing. Western Loan & Sav Co. v Silver Bow Abstract Co. 31 Mont 448, 78 P 774. An outside …

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  • 33Privy chamber — Privy Priv y, a. [F. priv[ e], fr. L. privatus. See {Private}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. Privee knights and squires. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 34Privy council — Privy Priv y, a. [F. priv[ e], fr. L. privatus. See {Private}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. Privee knights and squires. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 35Privy councilor — Privy Priv y, a. [F. priv[ e], fr. L. privatus. See {Private}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. Privee knights and squires. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 36Privy purse — Privy Priv y, a. [F. priv[ e], fr. L. privatus. See {Private}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. Privee knights and squires. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 37Privy seal — Privy Priv y, a. [F. priv[ e], fr. L. privatus. See {Private}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. Privee knights and squires. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 38Privy signet — Privy Priv y, a. [F. priv[ e], fr. L. privatus. See {Private}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. Privee knights and squires. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 39Privy verdict — Privy Priv y, a. [F. priv[ e], fr. L. privatus. See {Private}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. Privee knights and squires. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40Privy Seal — of EnglandThe Privy Seal of England can be traced back to the reign of King John. It has been suggested that it was originally the seal that accompanied the person of the Sovereign, while the Great Seal was required to remain in the… …

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