privity

[ priv-i-tee ]
/ ˈprɪv ɪ ti /

noun, plural priv·i·ties.

private or secret knowledge.
participation in the knowledge of something private or secret, especially as implying concurrence or consent.
Law. the relation between privies.
Obsolete. privacy.

Origin of privity

1175–1225; Middle English privete, privite < Old French. See privy, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM privity

non·priv·i·ty, noun, plural non·priv·i·ties.

Words nearby privity

privilege, privileged, privileged altar, privileged site, privily, privity, privy, privy chamber, privy coat, privy council, privy purse

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British Dictionary definitions for privity

privity
/ (ˈprɪvɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

a legally recognized relationship existing between two parties, such as that between lessor and lessee and between the parties to a contract privity of estate; privity of contract
secret knowledge that is shared

Word Origin for privity

C13: from Old French priveté