1. Made a participant in knowledge of something private or secret: was privy to classified information.2. Belonging or proper to a person, such as the British sovereign, in a private rather than official capacity. 3. Secret; concealed.
NOUN:
Inflected forms: pl. priv·ies 1a. An outdoor toilet; an outhouse. b. A toilet. 2.Law One of the parties having an interest in the same matter.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English prive, from Old French, from Latin prvtus, private, from prvus, single, alone. See per1 in Appendix I.
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