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1 a : private, withdrawn b : secret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

— priv·i·ly \-və-lē\ adverb