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privy purse
privy purse n (often capitals) 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. (in Britain) an allowance voted by Parliament for the private expenses of the monarch: part of the civil listb. (in other countries) a similar sum of money for the monarch2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an official of the royal household responsible for dealing with the monarch's private expenses. Full name: Keeper of the Privy Purse priv′y purse`
n. a sum from the public revenues allotted to the British sovereign for personal expenses. [1655–65] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | privy purse - allowance for a monarch's personal expensesallowance - an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous" |
privy purse
privy purse1. a. (in Britain) an allowance voted by Parliament for the private expenses of the monarch: part of the civil list b. (in other countries) a similar sum of money for the monarch 2. an official of the royal household responsible for dealing with the monarch's private expenses privy purse
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