privy

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɹɪv.i/

Adjective

privy

1. (now chiefly historical) Private, exclusive; not public; one's own. [from early 13th c.]

   The king retreated to his privy chamber.

   the privy purse

2. (now rare, archaic) Secret, hidden, concealed.
3. With knowledge of; party to; let in on. [from late 14th c.]

   He was privy to the discussions.

Translations

• French: privé, unique, exclusif
• German: geheim
• Portuguese: privado, exclusivo, particular, privativo, confidencial
• Russian: в ку́рсе

Translations

• French: instruit, complice
• German: eingeweiht
• Russian: в ку́рсе
• Spanish: cómplice

Noun

privy (plural privies)

1. An outdoor facility for urination and defecation, whether open (latrine) or enclosed (outhouse).
2. A lavatory: a room with a toilet.
3. A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
   • 1864 January 26, J.G. Lindsay, letter to P.P.L. O'Connel ↗, §8 ↗:

     Arconum—I found two chairs wanting in the gentlemen's room, and the bath room attached applied to other purposes... the privies and urinaries clean...

4. (legal) A partaker; one having an interest in an action, contract, etc. to which he is not himself a party.

Synonyms

• (latrine, outhouse, or lavatory) See Thesaurus:bathroom
• (fixture) See Thesaurus:toilet

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