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Meaning of privy

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

privy

Pronunciation:/ˈpɹɪv.i/

noun

Definitions

  1. An outdoor facility for urination and defecation, whether open (latrine) or enclosed (outhouse).

  2. A lavatory: a room with a toilet.

  3. A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.

  4. A partaker; one having an interest in an action, contract, etc. to which he is not himself a party.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Private, exclusive; not public; one's own.

    Example: The king retreated to his privy chamber.

  2. Secret, hidden, concealed.

  3. With knowledge of; party to; let in on.

    Example: He was privy to the discussions.