privy
[ priv-ee ]
/ ˈprɪv i /
adjective, priv·i·er, priv·i·est.
noun, plural priv·ies.
Law.
a person participating directly in or having a derivative interest in a legal transaction.
Origin of privy
1175–1225; Middle English
prive < Old French: private (adj.), close friend, private place (noun) < Latin
prīvātus
private
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British Dictionary definitions for privies
privy
/ (ˈprɪvɪ) /
adjective privier or priviest
(postpositive foll by to)
participating in the knowledge of something secret
archaic
secret, hidden, etc
archaic
of or relating to one person only
noun plural privies
a lavatory, esp an outside one
Word Origin for privy
C13: from Old French
privé something private, from Latin
prīvātus
private