Definition of Privy

1. Adjective. Hidden from general view or use. "A secret garden"

Exact synonyms: Secluded, Secret
Similar to: Private

2. Noun. A room or building equipped with one or more toilets.

3. Adjective. (followed by 'to') informed about something secret or not generally known. "Privy to the details of the conspiracy"
Similar to: Informed

4. Noun. A small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate.
Exact synonyms: Earth-closet, Jakes, Outhouse
Generic synonyms: Outbuilding

Definition of Privy

1. a. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse.

2. n. A partaker; a person having an interest in any action or thing; one who has an interest in an estate created by another; a person having an interest derived from a contract or conveyance to which he is not himself a party. The term, in its proper sense, is distinguished from party.

Definition of Privy

1. Adjective. (context: now chiefly historical) Private, exclusive; that is one's own. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: now rare archaic) Secret, hidden, concealed. ¹

3. Adjective. With knowledge of; party to; let in on. ¹

4. Noun. an outdoor toilet; latrine; earth closet; john; johnny house. ¹

5. Noun. (legal) A partaker; one having an interest in an action, contract, etc. to which he is not himself a party. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Privy

1. private [n PRIVIES] - See also: private

Lexicographical Neighbors of Privy

privet hedge
privets
privier
privies
priviest
priviledg
privilege
privilege against self incrimination
privilege of the floor
privileged
privileges
privileging
privily
privy (current term)
privy(p)
privy council
privy councils
privy purse
privy seal
prix fixe
prizable
prize
prize-taking
prize-winning
prize money
prize ring
prize winner
prized

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