adj. 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. n. pl. priv·ies 1. a. An outdoor toilet; an outhouse. b. A toilet. 2. Law One in privity with another. [Middle English prive, from Old French, from Latin prīvātus, private, from prīvus, single, alone; see per1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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