单词 | privy |
释义 | privy /priv"ee/, adj., privier, priviest, n. , pl. privies. adj. 1. participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usually fol. by to): Many persons were privy to the plot. 2. private; assigned to private uses. 3. belonging or pertaining to some particular person, esp. with reference to a sovereign. 4. secret, concealed, hidden, or secluded. 5. acting or done in secret. n. 6. outhouse (def. 1). 7. Law. a person participating directly in or having a derivative interest in a legal transaction. [1175-1225; ME prive < OF: private (adj.), close friend, private place (n.) < L privatus PRIVATE] |
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