EGAVE

privy

About 2.95 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Private, exclusive; not public; one's own. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    The king retreated to his privy chamber.
  2. adjective Secret, hidden, concealed.
  3. adjective With knowledge of; party to; let in on.
    He was privy to the discussions.
  4. noun An outdoor facility for urination and defecation, whether open (latrine) or enclosed (outhouse).
  5. noun A lavatory: a room with a toilet.
  6. noun A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
  7. noun A partaker; one having an interest in an action, contract, etc. to which he is not himself a party.

Similar words

private secret secluded facility can informed john lav jakes outhouse

Often followed by

council to seal councillor councillors purse chamber counsellor purses

Word family

privier privies priviest privily

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