Sekirov Dictionary

privy

/ˈpɹɪvi/

noun 4
adjective 3
forms 4

noun4

An outdoor facility for urination and defecation, whether open (latrine) or enclosed (outhouse).
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A lavatory: a room with a toilet.
- To counteract these degrading effects he advised that the privy should be in every house the room nearest to heaven, […]. — 1921
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A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
- 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... — 1864
A partaker; one having an interest in an action, contract, etc. to which he is not himself a party.

adjective3

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Private, exclusive; not public; one's own.
- The king retreated to his privy chamber.
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With knowledge of; party to; let in on.
- He was privy to the discussions.
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(no longer used) Secret, hidden, concealed.
- Nonetheless, in the dark and privy stillness of our minds there are few of us who are not still haunted by worrisome doubts. — 1967

forms

privies · more privy · most privy · priviest

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