[privy] adj [ME prive, fr. OF prive, fr. L privatus private] (14c) 1 a: private, withdrawn b: secret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 "~ to the conspiracy" -- priv.i.ly adv
[2]privy n, pl priv.ies (14c) 1 a: a small building having a bench with holes through which the user may defecate or urinate b: toilet 3b
2: a person having a legal interest of privity