| slovo | definícia |
privy
(mass) | privy
- súkromný |
privy
(encz) | privy,latrína n: Jaroslav Šedivý |
privy
(encz) | privy,skrytý adj: Jaroslav Šedivý |
privy
(encz) | privy,soukromý adj: Jaroslav Šedivý |
privy
(encz) | privy,tajný adj: Jaroslav Šedivý |
privy
(encz) | privy,účastník n: Jaroslav Šedivý |
privy
(encz) | privy,zasvěcený adj: Jaroslav Šedivý |
Privy
(gcide) | Privy \Priv"y\, a. [F. priv['e], fr. L. privatus. See
Private.]
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1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to
private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. "
Privee knights and squires." --Chaucer.
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2. Secret; clandestine. " A privee thief." --Chaucer.
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3. Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the
public. " Privy chambers." --Ezek. xxi. 14.
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4. Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly
cognizant; privately knowing.
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His wife also being privy to it. --Acts v. 2.
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Myself am one made privy to the plot. --Shak.
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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 Privy signet, the seal which the king uses
in grants, etc., which are to pass the great seal, or
which he 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.
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Privy
(gcide) | Privy \Priv"y\, n.; pl. Privies.
1. (Law) 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.
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2. A necessary house or place for performing excretory
functions in private; an outhouse; a backhouse.
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privy
(wn) | privy
adj 1: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest
and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"
[syn: privy, secluded, secret]
2: (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not
generally known; "privy to the details of the conspiracy"
n 1: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets [syn:
toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy,
bathroom]
2: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a
user can defecate [syn: outhouse, privy, earth-closet,
jakes] |
PRIVY
(bouvier) | PRIVY. One who is a partaker, or has an interest in any action, matter or
thing.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
privy
(mass) | privy
- súkromný |
privy
(encz) | privy,latrína n: Jaroslav Šedivýprivy,skrytý adj: Jaroslav Šedivýprivy,soukromý adj: Jaroslav Šedivýprivy,tajný adj: Jaroslav Šedivýprivy,účastník n: Jaroslav Šedivýprivy,zasvěcený adj: Jaroslav Šedivý |
privy council
(encz) | privy council, |
privy purse
(encz) | privy purse, n: |
clerk of the privy seal
(gcide) | Keeper \Keep"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which,
holds or has possession of anything.
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2. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a
prison and the charge of prisoners.
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3. One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of
anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of
a gate, etc.; the keeper of attached property; hence, one
who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver.
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The Lord is thy keeper. --Ps. cxxi. 6.
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4. One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
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Discreet; chaste; keepers at home. --Titus ii. 5.
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5. A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object
in place; as:
(a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock
protrudes, when shot.
(b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger.
(c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end
of the strap.
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6. A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good
keeper. Hence: Anything perishable that remains in good
condition longer than usual. -- Downing.
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7. An iron bar that is placed on the poles of a horseshoe
magnet, and held in place there by the magnetic force, to
preserve the strength of the magnet when not in use.
[PJC]
Keeper of the forest (O. Eng. Law), an officer who had the
principal government of all things relating to the forest.
Keeper of the great seal, a high officer of state, who has
custody of the great seal. The office is now united with
that of lord chancellor. [Eng.]
Keeper of the King's conscience, the lord chancellor; -- a
name given when the chancellor was an ecclesiastic. [Eng.]
Keeper of the privy seal (styled also lord privy seal), a
high officer of state, through whose hands pass all
charters, pardons, etc., before they come to the great
seal. He is a privy councillor, and was formerly called
clerk of the privy seal. [Eng.]
Keeper of a magnet, a piece of iron which connects the two
poles, for the purpose of keeping the magnetic power
undiminished; an armature; called also keeper.
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Keeper of the privy seal
(gcide) | Keeper \Keep"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which,
holds or has possession of anything.
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2. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a
prison and the charge of prisoners.
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3. One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of
anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of
a gate, etc.; the keeper of attached property; hence, one
who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver.
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The Lord is thy keeper. --Ps. cxxi. 6.
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4. One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
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Discreet; chaste; keepers at home. --Titus ii. 5.
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5. A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object
in place; as:
(a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock
protrudes, when shot.
(b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger.
(c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end
of the strap.
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6. A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good
keeper. Hence: Anything perishable that remains in good
condition longer than usual. -- Downing.
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7. An iron bar that is placed on the poles of a horseshoe
magnet, and held in place there by the magnetic force, to
preserve the strength of the magnet when not in use.
[PJC]
Keeper of the forest (O. Eng. Law), an officer who had the
principal government of all things relating to the forest.
Keeper of the great seal, a high officer of state, who has
custody of the great seal. The office is now united with
that of lord chancellor. [Eng.]
Keeper of the King's conscience, the lord chancellor; -- a
name given when the chancellor was an ecclesiastic. [Eng.]
Keeper of the privy seal (styled also lord privy seal), a
high officer of state, through whose hands pass all
charters, pardons, etc., before they come to the great
seal. He is a privy councillor, and was formerly called
clerk of the privy seal. [Eng.]
Keeper of a magnet, a piece of iron which connects the two
poles, for the purpose of keeping the magnetic power
undiminished; an armature; called also keeper.
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lord privy seal
(gcide) | Keeper \Keep"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which,
holds or has possession of anything.
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2. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a
prison and the charge of prisoners.
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3. One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of
anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of
a gate, etc.; the keeper of attached property; hence, one
who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver.
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The Lord is thy keeper. --Ps. cxxi. 6.
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4. One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
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Discreet; chaste; keepers at home. --Titus ii. 5.
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5. A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object
in place; as:
(a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock
protrudes, when shot.
(b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger.
(c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end
of the strap.
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6. A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good
keeper. Hence: Anything perishable that remains in good
condition longer than usual. -- Downing.
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7. An iron bar that is placed on the poles of a horseshoe
magnet, and held in place there by the magnetic force, to
preserve the strength of the magnet when not in use.
[PJC]
Keeper of the forest (O. Eng. Law), an officer who had the
principal government of all things relating to the forest.
Keeper of the great seal, a high officer of state, who has
custody of the great seal. The office is now united with
that of lord chancellor. [Eng.]
Keeper of the King's conscience, the lord chancellor; -- a
name given when the chancellor was an ecclesiastic. [Eng.]
Keeper of the privy seal (styled also lord privy seal), a
high officer of state, through whose hands pass all
charters, pardons, etc., before they come to the great
seal. He is a privy councillor, and was formerly called
clerk of the privy seal. [Eng.]
Keeper of a magnet, a piece of iron which connects the two
poles, for the purpose of keeping the magnetic power
undiminished; an armature; called also keeper.
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Privy
(gcide) | Privy \Priv"y\, a. [F. priv['e], fr. L. privatus. See
Private.]
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1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to
private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. "
Privee knights and squires." --Chaucer.
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2. Secret; clandestine. " A privee thief." --Chaucer.
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3. Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the
public. " Privy chambers." --Ezek. xxi. 14.
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4. Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly
cognizant; privately knowing.
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His wife also being privy to it. --Acts v. 2.
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Myself am one made privy to the plot. --Shak.
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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 Privy signet, the seal which the king uses
in grants, etc., which are to pass the great seal, or
which he 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.
[1913 Webster]Privy \Priv"y\, n.; pl. Privies.
1. (Law) 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.
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2. A necessary house or place for performing excretory
functions in private; an outhouse; a backhouse.
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Privy chamber
(gcide) | Privy \Priv"y\, a. [F. priv['e], fr. L. privatus. See
Private.]
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1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to
private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. "
Privee knights and squires." --Chaucer.
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2. Secret; clandestine. " A privee thief." --Chaucer.
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3. Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the
public. " Privy chambers." --Ezek. xxi. 14.
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4. Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly
cognizant; privately knowing.
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His wife also being privy to it. --Acts v. 2.
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Myself am one made privy to the plot. --Shak.
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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 Privy signet, the seal which the king uses
in grants, etc., which are to pass the great seal, or
which he 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.
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Privy council
(gcide) | Privy \Priv"y\, a. [F. priv['e], fr. L. privatus. See
Private.]
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1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to
private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. "
Privee knights and squires." --Chaucer.
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2. Secret; clandestine. " A privee thief." --Chaucer.
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3. Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the
public. " Privy chambers." --Ezek. xxi. 14.
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4. Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly
cognizant; privately knowing.
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His wife also being privy to it. --Acts v. 2.
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Myself am one made privy to the plot. --Shak.
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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 Privy signet, the seal which the king uses
in grants, etc., which are to pass the great seal, or
which he 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.
[1913 Webster]Council \Coun"cil\ (koun"s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L.
concilium; con- + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call,
and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. Conciliate. This word is often
confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.]
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1. An assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation,
deliberation, or advice; as, a council of physicians for
consultation in a critical case.
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2. A body of man elected or appointed to constitute an
advisory or a legislative assembly; as, a governor's
council; a city council.
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An old lord of the council rated me the other day.
--Shak.
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3. Act of deliberating; deliberation; consultation.
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Satan . . . void of rest,
His potentates to council called by night. --Milton.
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O great in action and in council wise. --Pope.
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Aulic council. See under Aulic.
Cabinet council. See under Cabinet.
City council, the legislative branch of a city government,
usually consisting of a board of aldermen and common
council, but sometimes otherwise constituted.
Common council. See under Common.
Council board, Council table, the table round which a
council holds consultation; also, the council itself in
deliberation.
Council chamber, the room or apartment in which a council
meets.
Council fire, the ceremonial fire kept burning while the
Indians hold their councils. [U.S.] --Bartlett.
Council of war, an assembly of officers of high rank,
called to consult with the commander in chief in regard to
measures or importance or nesessity.
Ecumenical council (Eccl.), an assembly of prelates or
divines convened from the whole body of the church to
regulate matters of doctrine or discipline.
Executive council, a body of men elected as advisers of the
chief magistrate, whether of a State or the nation. [U.S.]
Legislative council, the upper house of a legislature,
usually called the senate.
Privy council. See under Privy. [Eng.]
Syn: Assembly; meeting; congress; diet; parliament;
convention; convocation; synod.
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Privy councilor
(gcide) | Privy \Priv"y\, a. [F. priv['e], fr. L. privatus. See
Private.]
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1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to
private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. "
Privee knights and squires." --Chaucer.
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2. Secret; clandestine. " A privee thief." --Chaucer.
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3. Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the
public. " Privy chambers." --Ezek. xxi. 14.
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4. Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly
cognizant; privately knowing.
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His wife also being privy to it. --Acts v. 2.
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Myself am one made privy to the plot. --Shak.
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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 Privy signet, the seal which the king uses
in grants, etc., which are to pass the great seal, or
which he 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.
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Privy purse
(gcide) | Privy \Priv"y\, a. [F. priv['e], fr. L. privatus. See
Private.]
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1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to
private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. "
Privee knights and squires." --Chaucer.
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2. Secret; clandestine. " A privee thief." --Chaucer.
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3. Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the
public. " Privy chambers." --Ezek. xxi. 14.
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4. Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly
cognizant; privately knowing.
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His wife also being privy to it. --Acts v. 2.
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Myself am one made privy to the plot. --Shak.
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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 Privy signet, the seal which the king uses
in grants, etc., which are to pass the great seal, or
which he 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.
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Privy seal
(gcide) | Seal \Seal\, n. [OE. seel, OF. seel, F. sceau, fr. L. sigillum a
little figure or image, a seal, dim. of signum a mark, sign,
figure, or image. See Sign, n., and cf. Sigil.]
1. An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an
impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached
to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication
or security.
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2. Wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an
instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to
give a deed under hand and seal.
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Till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond
Thou but offend'st thy lungs to speak so loud.
--Shak.
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3. That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed
on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it.
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4. That which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which
authenticates; that which secures; assurance. "Under the
seal of silence." --Milton.
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Like a red seal is the setting sun
On the good and the evil men have done.
--Longfellow.
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5. An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of
gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe
dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a
deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a
draintrap.
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Great seal. See under Great.
Privy seal. See under Privy, a.
Seal lock, a lock in which the keyhole is covered by a seal
in such a way that the lock can not be opened without
rupturing the seal.
Seal manual. See under Manual, a.
Seal ring, a ring having a seal engraved on it, or
ornamented with a device resembling a seal; a signet ring.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]Privy \Priv"y\, a. [F. priv['e], fr. L. privatus. See
Private.]
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1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to
private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. "
Privee knights and squires." --Chaucer.
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2. Secret; clandestine. " A privee thief." --Chaucer.
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3. Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the
public. " Privy chambers." --Ezek. xxi. 14.
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4. Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly
cognizant; privately knowing.
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His wife also being privy to it. --Acts v. 2.
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Myself am one made privy to the plot. --Shak.
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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 Privy signet, the seal which the king uses
in grants, etc., which are to pass the great seal, or
which he 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.
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privy signet
(gcide) | Signet \Sig"net\, n. [OF. signet a signet, F., a bookmark, dim.
of signe. See Sign, n., and cf. Sennet.]
A seal; especially, in England, the seal used by the
sovereign in sealing private letters and grants that pass by
bill under the sign manual; -- called also privy signet.
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I had my father's signet in my purse. --Shak.
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Signet ring, a ring containing a signet or private seal.
Writer to the signet (Scots Law), a judicial officer who
prepares warrants, writs, etc.; originally, a clerk in the
office of the secretary of state.
[1913 Webster]Privy \Priv"y\, a. [F. priv['e], fr. L. privatus. See
Private.]
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1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to
private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. "
Privee knights and squires." --Chaucer.
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2. Secret; clandestine. " A privee thief." --Chaucer.
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3. Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the
public. " Privy chambers." --Ezek. xxi. 14.
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4. Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly
cognizant; privately knowing.
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His wife also being privy to it. --Acts v. 2.
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Myself am one made privy to the plot. --Shak.
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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 Privy signet, the seal which the king uses
in grants, etc., which are to pass the great seal, or
which he 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.
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Privy signet
(gcide) | Signet \Sig"net\, n. [OF. signet a signet, F., a bookmark, dim.
of signe. See Sign, n., and cf. Sennet.]
A seal; especially, in England, the seal used by the
sovereign in sealing private letters and grants that pass by
bill under the sign manual; -- called also privy signet.
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I had my father's signet in my purse. --Shak.
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Signet ring, a ring containing a signet or private seal.
Writer to the signet (Scots Law), a judicial officer who
prepares warrants, writs, etc.; originally, a clerk in the
office of the secretary of state.
[1913 Webster]Privy \Priv"y\, a. [F. priv['e], fr. L. privatus. See
Private.]
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1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to
private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. "
Privee knights and squires." --Chaucer.
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2. Secret; clandestine. " A privee thief." --Chaucer.
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3. Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the
public. " Privy chambers." --Ezek. xxi. 14.
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4. Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly
cognizant; privately knowing.
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His wife also being privy to it. --Acts v. 2.
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Myself am one made privy to the plot. --Shak.
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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 Privy signet, the seal which the king uses
in grants, etc., which are to pass the great seal, or
which he 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.
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Privy verdict
(gcide) | Privy \Priv"y\, a. [F. priv['e], fr. L. privatus. See
Private.]
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1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to
private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. "
Privee knights and squires." --Chaucer.
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2. Secret; clandestine. " A privee thief." --Chaucer.
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3. Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the
public. " Privy chambers." --Ezek. xxi. 14.
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4. Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly
cognizant; privately knowing.
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His wife also being privy to it. --Acts v. 2.
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Myself am one made privy to the plot. --Shak.
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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 Privy signet, the seal which the king uses
in grants, etc., which are to pass the great seal, or
which he 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.
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lord privy seal
(wn) | Lord Privy Seal
n 1: the senior cabinet minister in the British Cabinet who has
no official duties |
privy
(wn) | privy
adj 1: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest
and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"
[syn: privy, secluded, secret]
2: (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not
generally known; "privy to the details of the conspiracy"
n 1: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets [syn:
toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy,
bathroom]
2: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a
user can defecate [syn: outhouse, privy, earth-closet,
jakes] |
privy council
(wn) | privy council
n 1: an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British
Crown) |
privy purse
(wn) | privy purse
n 1: allowance for a monarch's personal expenses |
PRIVY COUNCIL
(bouvier) | PRIVY COUNCIL, Eng. law. A council of state composed of the king and of such
persons as he may select.
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PRIVY SEAL
(bouvier) | PRIVY SEAL, Eng. law. A seal which the king uses to such grants or things as
pass the great seal. 2 Inst. 554.
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PRIVY VERDICT
(bouvier) | PRIVY VERDICT. One which is delivered privily to a judge out of court.
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