privy
(adjective) (followed by ātoā) informed about something secret or not generally known; āprivy to the details of the conspiracyā
privy, secluded, secret
(adjective) hidden from general view or use; āa privy place to rest and thinkā; āa secluded romantic spotā; āa secret gardenā
outhouse, privy, earth-closet, jakes
(noun) a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom
(noun) a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
privy (comparative more privy, superlative most privy)
(now chiefly historical) Private, exclusive; not public; one's own. [from early 13th c.]
(now rare, archaic) Secret, hidden, concealed.
With knowledge of; party to; let in on. [from late 14th c.]
privy (plural privies)
An outdoor facility for urination and defecation, whether open (latrine) or enclosed (outhouse).
A lavatory: a room with a toilet.
A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
(legal) A partaker; one having an interest in an action, contract, etc. to which he is not himself a party.
• (latrine, outhouse, or lavatory): See bathroom
• (fixture): See toilet
Source: Wiktionary
Priv"y, a. Etym: [F. privƩ, fr. L. privatus. See Private.]
1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. " Privee knights and squires." Chaucer.
2. Secret; clandestine. " A privee thief." Chaucer.
3. Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public. " Privy chambers." Ezek. xxi. 14.
4. Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly cognizant; privately knowing. His wife also being privy to it. Acts v. 2. Myself am one made privy to the plot. Shak. Privy chamber, a private apartment in a royal residence. [Eng.] -- Privy council (Eng. Law), the principal council of the sovereign, composed of the cabinet ministers and other persons chosen by the king or queen. Burrill.
– Privy councilor, a member of the privy council.
– Privy purse, moneys set apart for the personal use of the monarch; also, the title of the person having charge of these moneys. [Eng.] Macaulay.
– Privy seal or signed, the seal which the king uses in grants, etc., which are to pass the great seal, or which the uses in matters of subordinate consequence which do not require the great seal; also, elliptically, the principal secretary of state, or person intrusted with the privy seal. [Eng.] -- Privy verdict, a verdict given privily to the judge out of court; -- now disused. Burrill.
Priv"y, n.; pl. Privies (.
1. (Law)
Definition: A partaker; a person having an interest in any action or thing; one who has an interest in an estate created by another; a person having an interest derived from a contract or conveyance to which he is not himself a party. The term, in its proper sense, is distinguished from party. Burrill. Wharton.
2. A necessary house or place; a backhouse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
