privy

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/ˈpɹɪv.i/ English

Definitions

noun

An outdoor facility for urination and defecation, whether open (latrine) or enclosed (outhouse).
A lavatory: a room with a toilet.
A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
A partaker; one having an interest in an action, contract, etc. to which he is not himself a party.

adjective

Private, exclusive; not public; one's own.“The king retreated to his privy chamber.”
Secret, hidden, concealed.
With knowledge of; party to; let in on.“He was privy to the discussions.”

Related words

Synonyms

private secret secluded facility can informed john lav jakes outhouse bathroom lavatory toilet earth-closet privado privately

Associated

counsellor councillor purse councilor honourable seal holiness peerage council garter chamberlain wardrobe

Rhymes

chivvy chivy civvy divvy give e give he give v kivi livvie sivy

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