adj.
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(privy to)
sharing in the knowledge of (something secret).
- archaic hidden; secret.
n.
(pl. privies)
- a toilet in a small shed outside a house.
- Law a person having a part or interest in any action or matter.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. prive ‘private’ (also as n. meaning ‘private place’ and ‘familiar friend’), from L. privatus (see private).