privy
111Privy Council — N PROPER: the N In Britain, the Privy Council is a group of people who are appointed to advise the king or queen on political affairs …
112privy parts — the human genitalia An older version of private parts: He moved their privy parts to the front. (Plato, in translation, reporting some genetic engineering by Zeus) …
113Privy Purse — noun the privy purse money given by the British government to the king or queen for their personal use …
114Privy Councillor — See: the Privy Council …
115privy to something — knowing about something, usually official information, that other people do not know He had not been privy to their talks …
116privy councillor — A member of the privy council …
117privy 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 Now generally superseded by the sealed verdict, i.e., one written out, sealed up, and delivered to… …
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 …
119privy mark — noun or privy symbol : a symbol on a coin that identifies the minter or mintmaster called also private mark …
120privy symbol — noun see privy mark …