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21Privy 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… …
22Privy Council of Northern Ireland — The Privy Council of Northern Ireland was a formal body of advisors to the Sovereign and was a vehicle for the monarch s prerogative powers in the province. It was modelled on the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.The Council was created in… …
23privy — 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:… …
24Privy 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… …
25Privy 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… …
26privy token — /priviy towkan/ A false mark or sign, forged object, counterfeited letter, key, ring, etc., used to deceive persons, and thereby fraudulently obtain possession of property. A false privy token is a false privy document or sign, not such as is… …
27privy — 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 …
28privy 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… …
29Privy 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… …
30privy — 1. adjective /ˈpɹɪ.vi/ a) Private, exclusive; that is ones own. The king retreated to his privy chamber. b) Secret, hidden, concealed. Nonetheless, in the dark and privy stillness of our minds there are few of us who are not still haunted by… …
