Main Entry:

¹privy

Pronunciation:

\ˈpri-vē\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English prive, from Anglo-French privé, from Latin privatus private

Date:

14th century

1 a: private, withdrawn b: secret2: belonging or relating to a person in one's individual rather than official capacity3: admitted as one sharing in a secret <privy to the conspiracy>

— priv·i·ly \-və-lē\ adverb