I. priv ‧ y 1 /ˈprɪvi/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . be privy to something sharing in the knowledge of facts that are secret:
Colby was privy to the committee’s decisions.
2 . old use secret and private
—privily adverb
II. privy 2 BrE AmE noun ( plural privies ) [countable]
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: privé , from Latin privatus ; ⇨ ↑ private 1 ]
a toilet, especially one outside a house in a small separate building