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71privy — [[t]prɪ̱vi[/t]] privies 1) ADJ: v link ADJ to n If you are privy to something secret, you have been allowed to know about it. [FORMAL] Only three people, including a policeman, will be privy to the facts. 2) N COUNT A privy is a toilet,… …
72privy — a lavatory Again from the privacy: Hadjimoscos, sick in a privy, had spewed out his false teeth. (Manning, I960) A privy stool was a lavatory seat and bucket: ... chairs and privy stools necessary for a royal visit. (Monsarrat,… …
73privy — I UK [ˈprɪvɪ] / US adjective privy to something II UK [ˈprɪvɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms privy : singular privy plural privies old fashioned a toilet in a separate small building next to a house …
74Privy Council — In England, the principal council of the sovereign, composed of the cabinet ministers, and other persons chosen by the king or queen as privy councillors. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council acts as a court of ultimate appeal in various… …
75privy council — In England, the principal council of the sovereign, composed of the cabinet ministers, and other persons chosen by the king or queen as privy councillors. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council acts as a court of ultimate appeal in various… …
76privy seal — noun Etymology: Middle English prive seal, from prive privy + seal more at seal 1. : a private seal: as a. : a British royal seal used before 1885 to authorize use of the great seal (as on letters patent or pardons) or on documents not requiring… …
77Privy council — Council Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] …
78Privy seal — Seal Seal, n. [OE. seel, OF. seel, F. sceau, fr. L. sigillum a little figure or image, a seal, dim. of signum a mark, sign, figure, or image. See {Sign}, n., and cf. {Sigil}.] 1. An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in… …
79Privy chamber — A privy chamber was a private apartment in a royal residence, particularly in England. The gentlemen of the privy chamber were servants to the Crown, who were to wait and attend on the King and Queen at Court, in their various activities and… …
80Privy Councillor with responsibility for the Crown Dependencies — The Secretary of State for Justice is currently the Privy Counsellor for Manx Affairs.Between 2001 and 2007 the Lord Chancellor and then the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs held this responsibility.Prior to 2001, the Home Secretary… …
