in privy

  • 111privy — adj 1. privy to informed of, apprised of, cognizant of, aware of, in on; Inf. in the know, Inf. wise to, Inf. hep to, Inf. on to. 2. private, personal, own, close, intimate; individual, particular, singular, peculiar, special, especial; reserved …

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  • 112Privy Councillor — See: the Privy Council …

    English dictionary

  • 113privy to something — knowing about something, usually official information, that other people do not know He had not been privy to their talks …

    English dictionary

  • 114privy — priv•y [[t]ˈprɪv i[/t]] adj. priv•i•er, priv•i•est, 1) participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usu. fol. by to): Many people were privy to the plot[/ex] 2) private; assigned to private uses 3) belonging or pertaining to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 115privy councillor — A member of the privy council …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 116privy verdict — A verdict given privily to the judge out of court, but which was of no force unless afterwards affirmed by a public verdict given openly in court. Now generally superseded by the sealed verdict, i.e., one written out, sealed up, and delivered to… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 117privy — One in privity with another. Shew v Call, 119 NC 450, 26 SE 33. One connected with another by reason of their having a mutual interest in the same action or thing. Western Loan & Sav Co. v Silver Bow Abstract Co. 31 Mont 448, 78 P 774. An outside …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 118privy vault — The walled in space below an outdoor privy. Not a water closet, since no supply of water is maintained for flushing it. Commonwealth v Roberts, 155 Mass 281, 29 NE 522 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 119privy mark — noun or privy symbol : a symbol on a coin that identifies the minter or mintmaster called also private mark …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 120privy symbol — noun see privy mark …

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