/pruy"veuh see/ ; Brit. also /priv"euh see/ , n. , pl. privacies .
1. the state of being private; retirement or seclusion.
2. the state of being free from intrusion or disturbance in one's private life or affairs: the right to privacy.
3. secrecy.
4. Archaic. a private place.
[ 1400-50; late ME privace. See PRIVATE, -ACY ]