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61privy — {{11}}privy (adj.) private, early 13c., from O.Fr. privé, from L. privatus (see PRIVATE (Cf. private)). Meaning participating in a secret (usually with to) is attested from late 14c. Privy Council is from c.1300 in a general sense; specifically… …
62privy — adj. & n. adj. 1 (foll. by to) sharing in the secret of (a person s plans etc.). 2 archaic hidden, secret. n. (pl. ies) 1 US or archaic a lavatory. 2 Law a person having a part or interest in any action, matter, or thing. Phrases and idioms:… …
63Privy Council of Sweden — The High Council of Sweden or Council of the Realm (in Swedish Riksrådet until 1687; sometimes Latinised as Senatus Regni Sueciae ) consisted originally of those men of noble, common and clergical background, that the king saw fit for advisory… …
64Privy Council Ministry — The Privy Council Ministry was a short lived reorganization of English government that was reformed to place the Ministry under the control of the Privy CouncilThe governments of Europe. Frederic Austin Ogg. Published by Macmillan, 1913. ] in… …
65Privy Seal of Japan — The Privy Seal of Japan is the Emperor of Japan s official seal. It is square and its inscription 天皇御璽 is written in the seal script (篆書:tensho). It has two lines of vertical writing. On the right hand side is 天皇 ( Tenno ) and on left hand side… …
66Privy examination — A privy examination was an American legal practice in which a married woman who wished to sell her property had to be separately examined by a judge or justice of the peace outside of the presence of her husband and asked if her husband was… …
67Privy Council of the United Kingdom — Conseil privé (Royaume Uni) Pour les articles homonymes, voir conseil privé. Royaume Uni …
68Privy seal — A privy seal was in use during the reign of King John. From c. 1230 during Henry Ill s reign it became a permanent feature of royal administration, being used to authenticate letters less formal than those issued by the *chancery. It was usually… …
69privy purse — noun allowance for a monarch s personal expenses • Hypernyms: ↑allowance * * * noun the privy purse : the amount of money given to the British king or queen for personal expenses * * * the ˌprivy ˈpurse [privy purse] …
70privy — priv|y1 [ˈprıvi] adj 1.) be privy to sth sharing in the knowledge of facts that are secret ▪ Colby was privy to the committee s decisions. 2.) old use secret and private >privily adv privy 2 privy2 plural privies …
