Adjective
1. Made a participant in
knowledge of
something private or secret: was privy to classified information. 2. Belonging or proper to a person, such as the
British sovereign, in a private rather than official capacity. 3. Secret; concealed.
Noun
Inflected forms: pl.priv·ies 1. a. An outdoor
toilet; an outhouse. b. A toilet. 2. Law One of the parties having an interest in the same matter.
Etymology
Middle English prive, from Old
French, from Latin pr*v*tus, private, from pr*vus,
single, alone; see per1 in Indo-European roots.