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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.
- 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.
- A necessary house or place; a backhouse.

Meaning of 'privy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . privy [ s]
Meaning (1):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • privy to the details of the conspiracy

Nearby Words:

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