privy(p)

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(followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known; "privy to the details of the conspiracy
Privy Purse
A member of the office which deals with the monarch's finances
Privy Purse
The amount of money the monarch may use for private or personal expenses
privy
an outdoor toilet; latrine; earth closet; john; johnny house
privy
Secret, hidden, concealed

Nonetheless, in the dark and privy stillness of our minds there are few of us who are not still haunted by worrisome doubts.

privy
With knowledge of; party to; let in on

He was privy to the discussions.

privy
Private, exclusive; that is one's own

The king retreated to his privy chamber.

privy council
A body of advisers to a sovereign functioning much as a cabinet
privy council
The British Privy Council
privy councils
plural form of privy council
privy seal
The personal seal of a monarch, especially a British monarch
privy
participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction
privy
{a} admitted to secrets, conscious, private
privy
{n} a necessary house
Privy Council
In Britain, the Privy Council is a group of people who are appointed to advise the king or queen on political affairs. a group of important people in Britain who advise the king or queen on political affairs Councillor. Historically, the British sovereign's private council. Once powerful, the Privy Council has long ceased to be an active body, having lost most of its judicial and political functions since the middle of the 17th century. It grew out of the medieval curia (curia regis), which comprised the king's tenants in chief, household officials, and other advisers. The curia performed all the functions of government in either small groups, which became the king's council, or large groups, which grew into the great council and Parliament. It now is chiefly concerned with issuing royal charters, conducting government research, and serving as an appeals body for ecclesiastical and other lesser courts. See also prerogative court
Privy Seal
Lord Privy Seal, the
privy
(followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known; "privy to the details of the conspiracy"
privy
hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden
privy
{i} lavatory, crude outdoor toilet, outhouse; (Law) person who has an interest or participates in something that involves a third party
privy
A pit toilet or trench used for the disposal of human waste
privy
- a hidden / secret place
privy
private; secret; exclusive
privy
A mark, similar to a mintmark, placed in the design of a coin to identify the maker or to indicate a special purpose for the release of the item
privy
Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public
privy
A necessary house or place; a backhouse
privy
A biological composting facility used for the disposal of human excreta
privy
The term, in its proper sense, is distinguished from party
privy
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
privy
hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"
privy
Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly cognizant; privately knowing
privy
Secret; clandestine
privy
Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse
privy
If you are privy to something secret, you have been allowed to know about it. Only three people, including a policeman, will be privy to the facts. privies a toilet, especially one outside a house in a small separate building
privy
{s} confidential, secret; clandestine, covert; sharing a secret; private, intended only for a particular individual
privy
a toilet
privy
a room equipped with toilet facilities
privy
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
privy
A building or room set apart with a container for body waste products
privy council
council of the King; private council
privy council
an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British crown)
privy parts
private parts, genitals, sex organs
privy purse
allowance for a monarch's personal expenses
privy purse
Privy Purse the privy purse money given by the British government to the king or queen for their personal use
privy seal
privacy seal, privacy stamp
privy seal guard
guard responsible for guarding the government seal
privy to
{s} sharing in the information of something which is secret or private
Lord Privy Seal
an important member of the British cabinet who is not responsible for a particular government department
Lord Privy Seal
appointee to a ceremonial post guarding the national seal
lord privy seal
the senior cabinet minister in the British Cabinet who has no official duties