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Meaning of 'privy'
Meaning of 'privy' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Privy 
[ a.]
- Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to
private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. [ a.]- Secret; clandestine.
- Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public.
- Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly cognizant; privately knowing.
2. Privy [ 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. [ n.]- A necessary house or place; a backhouse.
Meaning of 'privy' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. privy [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- hidden from general view or use
- hidden from general view or use
Example in sentence:
- a privy place to rest and think;
- a secluded romantic spot;
- a secret garden
Meaning (2):
- (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known
- (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known
Example in sentence:
- privy to the details of the conspiracy
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