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   Priv·y

   /ˈprivē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private): "he was no longer privy to her innermost thoughts"
   • ▪ hidden; secret: "a privy place"

   noun

   • 1. a toilet located in a small shed outside a house or other building; an outhouse.
   • 2. a person having a part or interest in any action, matter, or thing.

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘belonging to one's own private circle’): from Old French prive ‘private’ (also used as a noun meaning ‘private place’ and ‘familiar friend’), from Latin privatus ‘withdrawn from public life’ (see private).

   Derivatives

   • 1. privily adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • Y

     4

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