Associations to the word «Privies»
Noun
- Ruling
- Petition
- Patent
- Whig
- Bucket
- Appointment
- Gladstone
- Registrar
- Baron
- Barrister
- Duchy
- Baronet
- Postmaster
- Assent
- Sigismund
- Frame
- Storage
- Steward
- Drainage
- Secretary
- Ordinary
- Extraordinary
- Balfour
- Pump
- Northumberland
- Lancaster
- Solicitor
- Bath
- Deliberation
- Walpole
- Scotland
- Esquire
- Digger
- Drain
- Envoy
- Prime
- Secretariat
- Thistle
- Rhodesia
- Vault
- Emissary
- Cecil
- Belly
- Commissioner
- Maharaja
- Webster
- Nils
- Minister
- Regency
- Peer
- Dudley
- Charter
- Court
- Pension
- Secret
- Marlowe
- Statesman
- Favour
- Westminster
- House
- Ramsay
- Nobles
- Canada
- Vi
- Coinage
- Coronation
- Justice
- Elector
- Jurisdiction
- Warrant
- Tribunal
- Guernsey
- Warden
- Counsel
- Meiji
- Writ
Adjective
Wiktionary
PRIVY, adjective. (now chiefly historical) Private, exclusive; not public; one's own.
PRIVY, adjective. (now rare) (archaic) Secret, hidden, concealed.
PRIVY, adjective. With knowledge of; party to; let in on.
PRIVY, noun. An outdoor toilet; latrine; earth closet; john; johnny house.
PRIVY, noun. (legal) A partaker; one having an interest in an action, contract, etc. to which he is not himself a party.
PRIVY COUNCIL, noun. A body of advisers to a sovereign functioning much as a cabinet.
PRIVY COUNCIL, noun. The British Privy Council.
PRIVY COUNCILLOR, noun. A member of a privy council; a close, intimate advisor, usually to a monarch.
PRIVY COUNCILS, noun. Plural of privy council
PRIVY PURSE, noun. (British) The amount of money the monarch may use for private or personal expenses
PRIVY PURSE, noun. (British) A member of the office which deals with the monarch's finances.
PRIVY SEAL, noun. The position of Keeper of the Privy Seal.
PRIVY SEAL, noun. The personal seal of a English or Scottish monarch.
PRIVY SEAL, noun. A document to which such a seal is attached; specifically, a warrant demanding a loan.
Dictionary definition
PRIVY, noun. A room or building equipped with one or more toilets.
PRIVY, noun. A small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate.
PRIVY, adjective. Hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden".
PRIVY, adjective. (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known; "privy to the details of the conspiracy".
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.